Proserpina
Thank you so much for your prayers. Things have calmed down a bit, I guess. I shared my concerns about my mother with her doctor's office manager. We talked on Thursday. She said she'd talk to the...
View Article"Your" Infertility
I've been away from blogging for a while. It's not due to Lent. I'm not convinced God think's it's spiritual growth to disassociate from the Net but I'm not questioning somebody who does. I've been...
View ArticleBreak Out
A new Pope from Argentina!!! How cool is that?I'm now just two days shy of 15 weeks since my last haircut. It grows slowly according to the hairdressers because I'm not taking hair growth vitamins....
View Article"...it is very rare... that both parties to the couple are infertile"
What?!?! WHAT?!?!?! Oh my gosh. Holy Week and this is the stuff that's going on? Did I just hear the word "infertile" uttered in the United States Supreme Court House? I had to come out of...
View ArticleWhy are infertiles being swept into the gay marriage debate?
Yesterday, I started a letter to Archbishop Cordileone. I'll post it here once it's finished. The first version was quite aggressive (my natural tone) but in the shower this morning had some ideas...
View ArticleHoly Thursday - The Pope breaks with liturgical rules
I'm overjoyed, delighted, touched that Pope Francis decided to continue the tradition he started in his home country to wash the feet of juvenile detainees (including women!) in Italy on Holy Thursday...
View ArticleIt's Friday!
No, I haven't finished the letter to Archbishop Cordileone. Not that my general feeling of abhorrence has gone away, I'm just preoccupied.Speaking of preoccupied, I've been on a baking and cooking...
View ArticleI finally finished it.
OK, I just had to finish it. I've had lots of other things on my mind but didn't want to quit this project. Here's the letter (and it's not open for corrections or changes!) It's done.April 11,...
View ArticleThank you and a rebuttal
I'm very happy my letter to Archbishop Cordileone sparked so much interest and thought. We have a lot of smart, articulate women in our community. Thank you for taking the time to comment. First off...
View ArticleSick
Right after writing my post last night, I went over to Joy Beyond the Cross and read her horrible news. I couldn't sleep last night because of it. I woke up my husband to tell him. He said, "God,...
View Article"Despite... the years of sinning, Elizabeth is winning"
The title is pulled from a song by Matt Pond PA. Incredible band. Worth a look. The lyric came to mind as a contrast to the argument that bad things happen to us because of sin/the Fall. More on...
View ArticleLate to the party
I was just at the dry cleaners going over some recent posts and I noticed that I missed some comments. I know Leila has invited me to discuss personal matter with her over email and I might get there...
View ArticleI stood up
The priest announced before the beginning of Mass that the Mother's Day blessing would come at the end. I was still undecided what I would do however pretty much leaning towards joining the standing...
View ArticleNothing is as sacred as we want it to be when it's real
I'll preface the following with: I've always been accused of being oversensitive. Always. I figured this character trait would fade over time but it seems not to. I usually chalk it to being my...
View ArticleLove is a Decision
I'll be on a blogging hiatus for a few weeks. I'll catch everybody up when I return. However, after such a dramatic, depressing last post, I owe ya'll a sunnier picture. It didn't start out on a...
View ArticleShadowboxer
Part of the reason for such a long absence from (infertility) blogging is because we went on a hiking trip to M.or.occo for sixteen days. Then we (although I got it 10 times worse than my husband)...
View ArticleUnderstanding
Since my last post, it got worse before it got better. We're really taking things a day at a time. Most of this process is clarifying my own values (starting a new term in my master's program - yeah!...
View ArticleWhere's the acknowledgment from the naysayers?
While a three month wait for a response to a letter is pretty excessive in my opinion, I'm still super proud and happy the Archbishop responded. I need to make a copy of the two letters and deliver to...
View ArticleThose who run seem to have all the fun
I can't help but think the first few sentences of the Misfit's latest post might, just might be referencing me? :)Yes, I've been web silent. Not much to say on the infertility front but here's the...
View Article'Mother of George'
I just read a review for a new movie called 'Mother of George.' Apparently, it's a good movie and about infertility. The tag line for the review is Trying to a Parent for Better of For Worse. I think...
View ArticleThe Next Chapter
You can probably tell that blogging has not been a priority for me in the last several months. Ever since Google stupidly deleted Reader it became very hard for me to stay up on my favorite blogs....
View ArticleMastitis??? Are you frickin' kidding me?
I'm sitting at home Tuesday night, my husband's at his Spanish class, and I randomly put my hand on my left breast close to the breastbone. There's a pronounced lump very close to the surface. I...
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