Blog – Table of Contents November 2014 2014 11 11 – Bernadette’s First Day Home2014 11 12 – Today Was Ballet Class!2014 11 14 – Company and Cake2014 11 16 – Dressing Change and Cheese Cake2014 11 15 – Morphing Into A Teenager!2014 11 23 – A Very Good Day2014 11 24 – Play Date With Wilma!2014 11 25 – Mountains and Valleys2014 11 27 – Three Hours To Success2014 11 27 – More Storm Clouds2014 11 28 – An Unwelcome Trip To Town2014 11 29 – Another Cloudy Day2014 11 30 – Sun Shining On 2847 Juniper Crescent! December 2014 2014 12 01 – Rite Of Passage2014 12 01 – Another Play Date2014 12 02 – Expect The Unexpected2014 12 04 – There’s No Place Like Home2014 12 06 – Quiet Day2014 12 06 – To Sleep Or Not To Sleep…2014 12 08 – Sunshine!2014 12 10 – Holding Steady2014 12 12 – Hard To Believe Today Was Dressing Change Day!2014 12 13 – Cloudy With Sunny Periods2014 12 14 – Sleeping Beauty2014 12 16 – Smartie Pants2014 12 17 – Silver Lining Shower!2014 12 18 – Success!!!2014 12 18 – No Rest For The Weary2014 12 20 – Play Time2014 12 23 – Poptropica2014 12 25 – Merry Christmas!2014 12 27 – Happy Second Day of Christmas!2014 12 29 – Sunny Despite All The Snow2014 12 31 – Hoping 2015 Is Happier Than 2014 January 2015 2015 01 03 – “A Ray Of Hope There Still May Be…” (Sleeping Beauty)2015 01 05 – Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow…2015 01 07 – Triple Whammy2015 01 08 – Day 32015 01 10 – 29 Hours and Counting!2015 01 11 – To Itch Or Not To Itch, That Is The Question2015 01 12 – To Sleep Or Not To Sleep – Again!2015 01 13 – When Little Things Become BIG Things2015 01 14 – Once Again Sleep Eludes Us…2015 01 16 – Still Praying For Sleep…2015 01 16 – Partly Sunny With 100 Percent Chances Of Rain2015 01 19 – Words I Honestly Didn’t Think I’d Ever Hear2015 01 19 – Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs… I Mean Rain2015 01 21 – How Much Is Too Much Morphine?2015 01 23 – Today’s Angel Came Disguised As Mary Jane!2015 01 23 – We Have A Potential Doctor On Our Hands!2015 01 25 – Dressing Change Drama Of A Different Kind…2015 01 26 – A Day At The Spa!2015 01 27 – Too Funny!2015 01 28 – Quiet Day2015 01 29 – Making Herself Heard2015 01 29 – Crossing The Threshold2015 01 30 – Funeral Times February 2015 2015 02 01 – Now Begins The Time Of Firsts2015 02 05 – Honoring Bernadette2015 02 08 – Citizen Of Heaven!2015 02 09 – Unless A Grain Of Wheat…2015 02 10 – Memorial Card For Bernadette2015 02 12 – The Last Time I Was Here…2015 02 15 – Where Is God?2015 02 19 – A Poem Written For Bernadette2015 02 19 – Ash Wednesday And A Confession2015 02 20 – Living The Present Moment2015 02 22 – She Doesn’t Need It, She Has Jesus2015 02 23 – Good News2015 02 24 – Pretending Doesn’t Work So Well With Adults2015 02 26 – An Attempt To Expel A Demon2015 02 28 – Combination Of A “First” And “The Last Time”… March 2015 2015 03 03 – Johanna Takes The Plunge2015 03 04 – Trying To Escape2015 03 04 – Plans…2015 03 07 – Playing Catch On The Eve Of Bernadette’s Birthday2015 03 09 – Flowers For Bernadette2015 03 11 – The Hurt And The Healer2015 03 13 – Signs Of New Life2015 03 15 – Reality Is Sinking In Slowly2015 03 17 – Not My Imagination But Eyes Opened2015 03 18 – What Little Girls Think Are Miracles2015 03 21 – Detour2015 03 22 – The Communal Nature Of Heaven2015 03 22 – After Party Blues2015 03 26 – One-On-One With Catherine2015 03 28 – Neuro Linguistic Programming2015 03 30 – Spiritual Birthday April 2015 2015 04 02 – Acting Like A Two Year Old!2015 04 05 – Scripture Passages Turned Upside Down2015 04 07 – Going Out On A Limb2015 04 10 – Ten Weeks Today2015 04 13 – A Year Ago Today2015 04 16 – Flying High With A Headache!2015 04 20 – Another Painful First2015 04 23 – Do You Trust Me?2015 04 27 – Birthday Party Success2015 04 29 – Three Months May 2015 2015 05 03 – Contradictions2015 05 09 – An Answer I Wasn’t Exactly Looking For!2015 05 10 – Mother’s Day Gift2015 05 15 – Sketch2015 05 16 – Rough Day Alert2015 05 21 – A Year Ago Today2015 05 23 – Salvifici Doloris (On The Christian Meaning Of Human Suffering)2015 05 25 – Understanding Grief2015 05 29 – Comfort In “The Communion Of Saints” June 2015 2015 06 02 – Ordinary Events2015 06 07 – A Realization2015 06 09 – What Exactly Is A “First Time”…2015 06 18 – Company And Some Breakthroughs2015 06 25 – Emotionally Difficult Days…2015 06 29 – Jairus’s Daughter July 2015 2015 07 03 – Another Stick!2015 07 06 – Not A Good Idea To Break Rule #12015 07 10 – Compassionate Friends2015 07 22 – Mom’s Night Out2015 07 24 – Hindsight Is 20/202015 07 27 – Book Report: Making Sense Out Of Suffering2015 07 30 – Six Months Already! August 2015 2015 08 05 – The New Normal?2015 08 07 – A Stone And A Story2015 08 18 – God Our Real Mother2015 08 26 – Advice From An Old Man September 2015 2015 09 14 – Middle Of The Night Collision Of Thoughts! October 2015 2015 10 03 – Looking Into The Eyes Of Jesus2015 10 12 – Thanksgiving Weekends…Mixed Emotions2015 10 30 – The Record Keeper In Me November 2015 2015 11 03 – Feast Of All Saints2015 11 28 – God’s Not Dead December 2015 2015 12 25 – Remember My Son! January 2016 2016 01 14 – The Truth Will Set You Free…2016 01 29 – An Answer To The Question About Grace February 2016 2016 02 01 – Feast Days Are Like BirthDays2016 02 23 – First Negative First March 2016 2016 03 03 – Compassionate Friends Meeting2016 03 06 – Our Struggle With Death2016 03 09 – Royal Birthday April 2016 2016 04 06 – Out Of The Mouths Of Babes!2016 04 14 – Silence From The Heavens May 2016 2016 05 02 – A Road Sign June 2016 2016 06 11 – Welcome!2016 06 11 – Just So You Know2016 06 11 – Grief Diaries2016 06 13 – Grief Diaries Clarification2016 06 24 – Two Answers to nagging questions… July 2016 2016 07 05 – God’s Way Is Not Our Way!2016 07 22 – Struggling For Clarity2016 07 28 – Not As Strong As I Thought August 2016 2016 08 09 – Catherine Is A Sweetheart2016 08 29 – Auto Emotional Disorder September 2016 2016 09 02 – Climbing The Clouds2016 09 15 – Rainbow Lining2016 09 30 – Humility October 2016 2016 10 04 – Zoe Is A Sweetheart Too2016 10 08 – Thank You Virginia!2016 10 28 – Marc Hit The Jackpot2016 10 30 – To Boldly Go November 2016 2016 11 01 – Frustrating Featuring and Funny2016 11 05 – Two Converging Struggles2016 11 12 – About Child Loss December 2016 2016 12 01 – About Child Loss… Part “Too”2016 12 31 – The Power of the Present Moment January 2017 2017 01 28 – Candle In The Window2017 01 30 – Friday2017 01 30 – 730 Days February 2017 2017 02 06 – Thank You!2017 02 07 – Wrestling With God April 2017 2017 04 01 – The Lost Shall Be Found2017 04 04 – Happy Birthday Zoe June 2017 2017 06 10 – Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen?2017 06 12 – Answers August 2017 2017 08 09 – Jeff Cavins In Person September 2017 2017 09 16 – Oversimplification Of Suffering October 2017 2017 10 05 – Surprise Thoughts2017 10 31 – Processing November 2017 2017 11 26 – Renegotiating Our Relationship With God December 2017 2017 12 18 – Worldwide Candle Lighting2017 12 27 – Christmas A Time For Hope2017 12 28 – Into Safe Hands – A Meditation on Dying January 2018 2018 01 30 – Poem From Jerry March 2018 2018 03 09 – God Our Real Mother 2018 03 12 Poem for Bernadette! 2018 06 22 Bernadette’s Room 2018 07 16 Bereaved Parents Month 2018 07 21 The Benefits of Writing Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Like Loading...