Bereaved and Blessed

Born in Silence

October 30, 2013

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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Expect Miracles Pathway

October 28, 2013

Many of my perfect moments this month were part of a special weekend away with my husband in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. One of the days we were there, Bob and I were hiking along the lake and came across a beautiful and inspiring pathway. The owner of the property commissioned an artist to paint wonderful quotes […]

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For Maria

October 24, 2013

I decided to exercise on my own at home today, while the kids were at school. I used a Yoga Studio app, which I downloaded months ago, for the first time, doing the 60 minute Intermediate Combination routine. It was a peaceful practice for me and I felt good afterwards. As I sat on my mat, after […]

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My Top Ten (2010)

October 16, 2013

After making annual Top Ten lists the past few years, in preparation for choosing my favorite of my own posts to submit to Melissa Ford’s annual Creme de la Creme list, I decided to go back and create them for the previous years I blogged. I thought it would be fun for me and others to be able to get […]

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The Creme & My Top Ten (2013)

October 16, 2013

The 8th Annual Creme de la Creme list opened for submissions yesterday. Two years ago, when I started looking through my posts to pick one to submit for the 2011 Creme, I struggled to decide which to choose as my favorite. I was very motivated and inspired to write that year, so I felt that I had […]

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October 15th

October 15, 2013

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 […]