2011 - Talk Birth

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Today, I had a ”vision” of a new series I’d like to make using gems representing the four elements. Then, I
thought of another necklace and then remembered I want to make one of my original style sculptures for a
blessingway this week. All told, I somehow imagined making FIFTEEN new sculptures today! I didn’t end
up making any (I had grading to do and other work in my online class as well as laundry by the truckload and
Christmas shopping to do online), but I did pick out the gems and I know what I want to make! Hopefully,
more photos will follow of those...
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Carol Lovekin (2011-12-02 09:59:13)
Beautiful! You are an artist.
Top Ten Things I Love About Having a Baby (2011-11-23 09:25)
The winter holiday season remains linked with pregnancy loss for me. This time last year, I was entering
the final stretch of my pregnancy-after-loss journey and feeling so hopeful that I would have a happy ending
to my loss story. This time two years ago, I was reeling from Noah’s birth and it was so very difficult to
experience the holidays without being pregnant after all. I feel like this whole first year with Alaina has
represented another ”circuit” in the labyrinth of pregnancy loss, pregnancy-after-loss, and then new baby. I
feel like I have to make another complete ”round” of the year, passing through all of those significant dates
and milestones that I experienced first as a post-loss mama and as a PAL mama, but getting to take another
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