Thank you for welcoming both of these babies, Bridget, both of whom are real, beloved, and eternal. What a gift a mother and father give to us all when they welcome a child! Thank you.
A series of small epiphanies...it does sometimes feel that way. A little at a time, unforeseen and unpredictable, drawing us somehow toward God.
Thank you for your kind comment! All of my babies have been spring babies, so for the past five years I’ve been pregnant every other Advent/Christmas season. The experience has really deepened my appreciation for these seasons!
I am right there with you. Three of my pregnancies have included Advent/Christmastide first trimesters. It's so deeply spiritually meaningful to go through that intense but hidden period of pregnancy along with Mary.
Bridget, this piece is just heart-wrenchingly GORGEOUS. Our instinct to choose our own sufferings is so detrimental to our ability to just sit in them - in all their complicated webs. It's like how my own anxieties may seem strange to others, yet so very real and arduous to me.
I'm so sorry for your loss of Teresa - sending love and prayers as you enter another Epiphany.
This is such a heartrendingly beautiful piece, Bridget! I often take comfort from Mother Teresa's long times of doubt. A good reminder that suffering can be sanctifying.
Thank you so much for your comment! 2023 was a challenging year, and even just from our little struggles I’m learning to understand more about suffering and sanctity!
Thank you so so much! I’m so grateful for your prayers.
Being at peace with experiencing suffering is something I feel like I constantly have to re-learn and experience more deeply. My first tendency is always to whine or rebel!
Thank you for welcoming both of these babies, Bridget, both of whom are real, beloved, and eternal. What a gift a mother and father give to us all when they welcome a child! Thank you.
A series of small epiphanies...it does sometimes feel that way. A little at a time, unforeseen and unpredictable, drawing us somehow toward God.
Thank you for your kind comment! All of my babies have been spring babies, so for the past five years I’ve been pregnant every other Advent/Christmas season. The experience has really deepened my appreciation for these seasons!
I am right there with you. Three of my pregnancies have included Advent/Christmastide first trimesters. It's so deeply spiritually meaningful to go through that intense but hidden period of pregnancy along with Mary.
Bridget, this piece is just heart-wrenchingly GORGEOUS. Our instinct to choose our own sufferings is so detrimental to our ability to just sit in them - in all their complicated webs. It's like how my own anxieties may seem strange to others, yet so very real and arduous to me.
I'm so sorry for your loss of Teresa - sending love and prayers as you enter another Epiphany.
This is such a heartrendingly beautiful piece, Bridget! I often take comfort from Mother Teresa's long times of doubt. A good reminder that suffering can be sanctifying.
Thank you so much for your comment! 2023 was a challenging year, and even just from our little struggles I’m learning to understand more about suffering and sanctity!
Thank you so so much! I’m so grateful for your prayers.
Being at peace with experiencing suffering is something I feel like I constantly have to re-learn and experience more deeply. My first tendency is always to whine or rebel!