[cross-post from Lost Innocents] It’s standard practice in the United States (I can’t speak for other countries, but I assume most of the West is similar) to wait to announce a pregnancy until you have reached 12-13 weeks, i.e. the end of the first trimester. This is so ubiquitous that it’s rarely questioned. Since a … Continue reading Delaying Pregnancy Announcements
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Remembering
My thoughts on Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day as posted on Lost Innocents. Light a candle at 7:00 PM to participate in the international wave of light in remembrance of our lost babies. * * * * * Today is October 15th, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. It's been over six years since … Continue reading Remembering
March for Life
I'm thinking about everyone at the March for Life today. I've never been able to go, but I would have liked to. We were within striking distance of D.C. when we lived in NEPA, but I was working full-time at a hospital in Scranton and it just wasn't possible. Now we're very far away. I … Continue reading March for Life
Beheading of St. John the Forerunner
Today is the feast of the beheading of St. John the Forerunner. St. John was beheaded for numerous reasons, not the least of which was speaking out against wrongdoing. And not just any wrongdoing, but the wrongdoing of a king.kontakion:The glorious beheading of the Forerunner, became an act of divine dispensation, for he preached to those in hell … Continue reading Beheading of St. John the Forerunner
Praying With My Feet 