*I’ve added an update at the end of this post.* This week I have gotten a taste of what it feels like to be on “the other side.” The other side being a place where loved ones wait for news and do their best to show their love and support for those they care deeply […]
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7 years ago today we experienced our first miscarriage. 7 years ago today we lost our pregnancy innocence. 7 years ago today our first dream of having another child close in age to our son died. 7 years ago today we tried to understand why. 7 years ago today we tried to accept what had […]
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This morning Bob, the kids and I attended a mass and reception in honor of the 25th anniversary of the ordination of a priest that Bob knew from high school. He was one of Bob’s favorite teachers and Bob has always loved hearing his sermons. During the man of honor’s homily today he told a […]
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who still remember. It means so much to me and other bereaved parents to know that, especially as more and more time passes since the deaths of our children. Last night Bob and I were watching the Chicago evening news when we happened to see an amusing story about a couple that got a flat […]
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One Sunday morning, not long ago, soon after we sat down in a pew at church, Abby turned to her big brother and said enthusiastically in her sweet little voice, “Hi Sean!” Sean replied to his little sister, in his own heartfelt way, “that never gets old.”
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Photo Credit: Michael Brosilow Last week Bob and I got to see another wonderful play at the Steppenwolf Theater here in Chicago. Our last visit there was to see a memorable piece called Sex with Strangers which I wrote about here. That play dealt with the power of words (both in print and on the Internet), as well as […]
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