Part 3: Treading Ice-Cold Water

"Down, down, down into the darkness of the grave Gently they go, the beautiful, the tender, the kind; Quietly they go, the intelligent, the witty, the brave. I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned."
-- Edna St. Vincent Milla

This Must Be Healing

I am pleasantly surprised at how happy I feel for one of my dearest friends. She is pregnant. Perhaps it doesn't get me down because her situation is not like that of so many women's that I... [more]

Another of Life's Swift Kicks

This is a month that I plan to forget. In only a few weeks' time, life has thrown me from one emotional wall to another with all the brutality of a hateful rage. I feel broken. It began o... [more]

Putting One Foot in Front of the Other

A busy month, full of activity, is keeping my mind occupied, but the sadness in our house continues. As if the grim reaper has not already dealt us enough blows, one of my beloved dogs has ... [more]

Searching for Peace Through Science

It is hard to avoid remembering that I was to have given birth to my first child by this time of year. Even though our second loss was practically expected from the moment the pregnancy was... [more]

Nowhere to Go But Up

Well, the holidays are hitting head-on in complete disregard of my efforts to avoid them. The only gifts that I've wrapped are the baskets purchased by my customers. The few red, green, sil... [more]

Survival Through Email

Another year over and another begun, thank goodness. While I've never been one to let aging bother me, I am not so thrilled to be turning 36 without a child. I tell myself that I must conce... [more]

The Paper Chase

Yet another month with a visit from Aunt Flo...that's a clever way that we women online refer to our periods. I fear that I am getting older by the minute. At this rate, there's a good poss... [more]

Smiled On, Again!

Apparently, my body conceives every six months -- Hallelujah!! I am pregnant again, and the hCG tests are good! Actually, I knew before the test confirmed it -- I have become so hypervigi... [more]



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