On May 16, 2011 Mothers Day took on a different meaning for me. It was on that day our daughter Mia was stillborn at 20 weeks gestation. How do I ask people to honor me for Mother’s Day, when my child is not here? It can be the most isolating day, and yet I try […]
A New Beginning
The little blog that could…this is my new name for the site. I never thought that a blog I created out of sheer creative frustration and the need to vent would become such a beautiful calling. I haven’t looked at this blog since January, when my world was filled with such a tornado of joy, […]
Practice Gratitude
For the past two days I have put my money where my mouth is and tried to get out of my funk. I have tried my best to “get out of my own way”, as they say. Clear all the negative clutter in my mind, and focus on the good. Focus, focus, focus…. But, in […]
Give me some gratitude and a Tramadol
Yesterday was gloriously boring. Perfectly mundane and I loved every second of it. You see, the past few weeks I have been spending most days at a doctors office, or attempting to get some work done with what little energy I have had left. I have been in a haze of aches and frustrations. Yet, […]
