Bereaved and Blessed

An Amazing Evening

September 30, 2013

My mom calls them peak life experiences and my friend Lori refers to them as perfect moments. Either way, last night was filled with them. I spent a rare evening with just my mom and dad. We ate at one of my favorite hometown restaurants, Prairie Moon. I ordered my favorite meal there (of course) […]

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Running Beyond That

September 26, 2013

Today I went for a run, but instead of listening to my regular running mix, I chose play Meg Hutchinson’s new album Beyond That. I have been listening to it as much as I can since it was released earlier this week, in anticipation of seeing her perform live on Sunday at Evanston SPACE. But I was […]

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Exhale, Scars & Healing

September 26, 2013

Today I am over at Exhale with a piece On Scars & Healing. It wasn’t easy for me to write, but I found the process of reflecting on the ten years Bob and tried to build our family therapeutic. Our journey through secondary infertility and loss was very painful. However, it also brought us two amazing […]

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Getting Ahead – Lesson One: Try Again

September 20, 2013

“Hell is reliving our mistakes over and over again.” ~ The Wheel by Zinnie Harris Redemption is getting a second chance and doing things differently. On Sunday evening Bob and I, along with another couple, got to see The Wheel at Steppenwolf Theatre here in Chicago. It is the first play of the 2013-14 Season and […]

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Today You Are Four

September 17, 2013

“September 17th is going to be a happy day!” That was my mantra four years ago, as we anxiously awaited your birth, our “rainbow baby.” After such a long journey to try to have another living child and a sibling for your big brother Sean, you arrived, as planned, via a scheduled c-section that day! […]

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The Bucket List

September 14, 2013

This a Bucket List. It is not necessarily My Bucket List. I came across this meme recently on Facebook. I thought it would be fun and interesting to try, kind of like a game of “I Never,” without the beer. Mortality has been on my mind this week. So thinking about things I haven’t done in life, […]