His 2nd Birthday
His 2ndBirthday.Today he would be two. My sweet boy. He should be toddling around the house, tormenting his big sisters, cuddling his baby brother. Making us laugh, because of course…
He loves me, He loves me not…
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not (written 5/24/16)Remember playing the game when you were a child? Reciting the phrase “he loves me, he loves me not” as I plucked…
My Mom Died…My Mom
(written 2/20/16)My mom died. She’s gone. Forever. (Well, earthly forever). I keep saying it over and over in my head, like I need a reminder that it really happened. I’m…
Bring the Joy
After every storm, there comes a rainbow. :) Thank you Lord for this promise of hope. October 27, 2015 was a tough day. If you read my blog on that…
365 Days: Love, John Karl
365 days. 52 weeks. 1 Halloween, 1 Thanksgiving, 1 Christmas, 1 New Year’s, 1 Valentine’s Day, 1 Easter, 1 Mother’s Day, 1 Father’s Day, 1 Fourth of July. 2 family…
The Stages of Grief and the One They Forgot
The Stages of Grief and the One They Forgot (May 27, 2015)The very outdated copy of my undergraduate psychology book uses the Kubler-Ross Model to describe the stages of grief. …
What I’m Ready to Share About Infant Loss: Demise & Wicked Emotion
If you know me at all, you know that I am an open book. I quite literally will tell you anything you want to know about me. I have little,…
What I’m Ready to Share About Infant Loss:The Backstory
I plan to share the whole story of John Karl's loss. So many friends and family, and even strangers have been so supportive of us during this darkness. Some have…
TV = Drug, I’m OK with that
Ask me what I'm doing right now. Go ahead...ask."Hey, Misty, what are you doing right now?"Oh me. I'm binge watching episodes from Season 4 of Scandal. I watched all of…
Slacking
So totally slacking on my journal blogging! So sorry! I joined a women's Bible study at our church. It's a book/video series titled Unglued by Lysa Terkeurst. It might possibly…