Thank you all for your good thoughts, positive energy, and prayers. My sister is 6cm dilated and 100% effaced, which means Kimora Michaela will be here soon! Baby girl is estimated to be 4lbs (but is Continue Reading »
Please pray for Raquel, Ray, & Kimora
Please lift my sister, Raquel, her husband, Ray, and their baby girl, Kimora Michaela, up in your prayers, and send good thoughts and vibes their way. They are at Labor and Delivery at Kaiser. Continue Reading »
Threads of Hope, Pieces of Joy: Lesson 8 – Learning to Let Go
I really like how this lesson opens — it addresses the fear I expressed in lesson 7 about acceptance meaning forgetting: What does it mean to let go? It is not the same as forgetting and it not Continue Reading »
Threads of Hope, Pieces of Joy: Lesson 7 – Moving On to Acceptance
Our Cross to Bear Luke 9:23-24 says that to save our life we must deny ourselves and take up our crosses and follow Jesus. We must lose our lives unto ourselves, for His sake, so that we may be Continue Reading »
Threads of Hope, Pieces of Joy: Lesson 6 – I’ve Got to Get Better Soon
Unfortunately, our busyness does not rid us of our grief... I agree with that. It can provide a temporary distraction, yes, and give us something else to focus on, but I've found that being "busy" Continue Reading »
Threads of Hope, Pieces of Joy: Lesson 5 – How Can I Go On?
After losing my babies, I expressed my grief through crying, writing, art, and talking with people. I still do that. I also allowed myself to be sad — honestly, I wanted to be sad forever, if it Continue Reading »
Threads of Hope, Pieces of Joy: Lessons 4 – Why Me?
I really like this sentence in the opening of this chapter: Anger expressed appropriately, however, can deepen our relationships, leading to personal growth. As the book says, expressing it in a Continue Reading »
The 5th Belongs to Calvin: Hope and Cupcakes
Knowing Him During Easter Mass yesterday, as with every Mass, I find myself crying after taking Communion, while I'm kneeling in prayer. Lately, it feels like church is the only place where the tears Continue Reading »
