“You’ll just know…” When you are in love. When you’ve found the one. When you are in labor. When you are done trying to have children. When the time is right. That’s what I have been told throughout my life. But it has rarely been my experience. I choose to love my husband, I didn’t […]
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Last month our parish, St. Barnabas, here in Chicago, began a new program for adults. It’s held on the first Sunday of every month and led by Fr. Bill Kenneally. Fr. Bill is a retired Catholic priest and was the beloved pastor for 22 year at St. Gertrude Parish, located in the Edgewater neighborhood on […]
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Halloween is over and, if you’re anything like me, it’s never too early to start thinking about or even shopping for presents for the upcoming holiday season. K-Mart released its “Fab 15” Hottest Toys for 2013 and I had the opportunity to pick one to receive and review, as well as one of the same item […]
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Though our daughter Molly was not stillborn, so much of this video still resonates with me. Please watch and share this. We need to make it okay to talk about babies dying. It happens. And it makes life more bearable for many parents who have lost children, when we are able to feel comfortable talking about […]
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Every year it is a bittersweet day for many families who have lost babies. It represents both grief and hope. It reminds us of our little ones who left this world too soon, as well as everyone in our lives who have helped us to learn to live without them here on earth. Our babies will […]
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The older I get the more acutely aware I become of our mortality, especially that of my parents and their generation. A few of my close friends have lost one or both of their parents and via Facebook I am also connected to many more people from my past who have had to watch their mother […]
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