October is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month, and Oct. 15 is the Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. This year I w...

I meditated on the Joyful mysteries to the thump of my feet on the treadmill in the early silence of Holy Saturday morning. Hail Mary, full ...

The burial of our Léonie (named for Servant of God Léonie Martin ).  A statistic that I have been hearing a lot is that 1 in 4 pregnanc...

I walk through my house and every corner reminds me of the memories I will not have of my child. I change my toddler’s diaper and...

I have four living children. I also am a mother to two others. The only evidence I have of the existence of one of my children is a hunch...

Today is the Feast of Pope St. John Paul II. Very cool day and very cool saint. But what makes it so significant in our house is that it is ...

The plot where you are. Photo by Paul Hasser. "I believe when they put [you] in the ground I think they buried part of me Becaus...

Heart to hearts with friends help a lot, too.  After F was born it went on for about a month before my husband and I realized something ...

Our family altar on the day of the burial. We each brought a flower for the baby. It has been five and a half weeks since we found out w...

I have not decided how much better I have to feel since passing our 6 week old unborn baby two weeks ago in order for me to go work on thos...

1. Blogger's Log (Stardate: today!): So, apparently I have to write quick takes every Friday, because my sister and brother so look forw...

Last week I shared our very present grief over our unborn baby who had passed away inside me. Today I need to write about my experience of t...

1. I spent most of Monday in a little panic about silverfish bugs in our basement. I found a couple in our basement school cupboard, and th...

1. First of all, thank you all for your prayers during our time of loss of our tiny baby . It was hard for me to share what was going on; it...

A sunrise from our backyard earlier this month. We found out on Holy Thursday that our new little baby may have stopped growing. The ul...