Today is my fourth wedding anniversary. It doesn't seem like it's been that long, yet I can't quite remember what life was like before David. This past year has been a tough one for us moving once again away from our families, David starting a new job. and our two miscarriages but, if anything, it has only affirmed how blessed I am to have David as my partner through it all.
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Anyway, my blog break is still going on (though I will probably have a fashion post up next week so you can help me decide which items from my Twice order I should keep and which I should send back - kind of like a po' folks version of Stitch Fix.) but I wanted you to know where you can find me in the meantime:
I am a contributor for Faith in All Times, a website dedicated to Catholic women dealing with infertility and pregnancy loss. My newest essay just posted:
Sometimes I wonder if my own hardheartedness is to blame for my miscarriages. I've grown so much spiritually since (and through) my losses. Perhaps God knew that the only way I would truly humble myself and trust Him was through being utterly in pain, broken, and empty. It's true that it's easier to reach out to God when we have nothing on this earth that can comfort us.
If that's the case, then my children are truly my road to salvation; they are guiding me to the Cross. They have not suffered. No, they have been redeemed while I have suffered their absence. How blessed are they to have never had to endure the hardships of this earth! And all the while, they are helping to bring their mother closer to them in heaven.
Shouldn't it be the opposite though? Shouldn't I, their mother, be the one shepherding and guiding them to the Lord? Protecting them? Sacrificing myself for them? The order seems to be reversed, but the ways of the world are not the ways of the Lord. "The first shall be last" and all of that. So here it is, a mother being guided toward heaven by her children...continue reading at Faith in All Times
I'll also be contributing to Blessed Is She, a daily Catholic women's devotional starting in September. Until then, you can subscribe to get the daily readings, read the contributor's bios, and follow us on a plethora of social media to get your daily dose of the Word. I'm personally helping head up the Pinterest page and would be pleased as peaches if you'd follow along. I'm very excited about this project and the faithful, committed group of women who are dedicated to it.
Last but not least, I recently joined Instagram so you can follow me there. I've been sharing some of my favorite scriptures (and pictures of my sweet pea). Here's my recent absolute favorite:
I appreciate your thoughts in your most recent essay. You honestly put into words how I have felt many times though the months since I lost my baby in February at 24 weeks. Thank you for sharing.
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