I've been interested in many-things artsy, crafty, and designy for almost as long as I can remember. From making flyers, programs, and invitations for family, my youth group, and department events in Continue Reading »
Happy almost 1st birthday, Rainbow
The 5th Belongs to Calvin: Things that will never change
"Happy 5th Calvin. 28 months in heaven. Momma misses you." (via instagram 07.05.2011) Missing: the way he moved and tumbled, the sound of his heartbeat, watching him on the ultrasound, his weight Continue Reading »
Happy Birthday, Mama
On Saturday, Louie and I went to visit my grandmother at the cemetery. It was her birthday. We brought Calvin. I thought about her rocking him in her arms and singing to him. I emptied and rinsed Continue Reading »
The 5th Belongs to Calvin – Right Where I Am: 822 Days
822 days = 19,728 hours = 27 months = 1,183,680 minutes = 2.25 years = 71,020,800 seconds. That's how long I've been without my son. That's how long it's been since I delivered Calvin into this world Continue Reading »
N is for their Names (One way of knowing)
A names provides a way for people to identify you, to address and make contact with you; it's a way someone brings you into their world, into a moment through an invocation of sound, of breath and Continue Reading »
Something for Calvin and something for Charlie
Something for Calvin Three years ago, I sewed this cap and blanket from a pillow case. It was the pillow case Louie used when we were in the hospital to deliver Calvin. I remember sitting in my Continue Reading »
We are walking for our babies
On April 30, we are walking in the San Francisco March of Dimes March for Babies as a family team. We chose Blessed to Be Broken as our team name to acknowledge both the heartache that has come from Continue Reading »
