On Being a Writer

November 12, 2011

Recently I had another one of those “a-ha moments.” I was reflecting on what, if any, good has come from our journey through secondary infertility and loss.  I have shared here in the past that I believe that our first pregnancy loss (the early miscarriage that we experienced in December 2004) brought me to realize […]

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11-11-11

November 11, 2011

11 is my lucky number! I love on November 11th at 11:11 and 11 seconds to make “the ultimate wish.” I try to make use of both of my chances (AM & PM) to do so every year. I believe my older sister Meg taught me to make wishes at 11:11 along with many other […]

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Happiness is…

November 10, 2011

looking into your mother’s/daughter’s eyes and seeing her smile. Photo credit: early bird photography and fine art  

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Otherness

November 9, 2011

 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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Time Warp Tuesday: Meet-Ups

November 8, 2011

Let’s do the Time Warp again! Welcome to the seventh installment of my blog hop/writing exercise called Time Warp Tuesday here on Four of a Kind! Today is also the eighth day of NaBloPoMo, so if you found your way here from the Blogroll (I’m #313 on the list of 2,216), a warm welcome to you! This post […]

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An Open Apology

November 7, 2011

Dear family and friends, I am not a doctor or nurse. I have no medical credentials, unless you loosely consider my knowledge of anatomy that I gained through studying to become a certified group fitness instructor. I have spent many years consulting with Dr. Google and other online “experts” about all things related to pregnancy, […]

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