tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post7364400743150505345..comments2024-03-26T08:06:19.661-04:00Comments on The Road Less Travelled: The talismansloribethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-91308711165058963742012-03-16T09:15:10.379-04:002012-03-16T09:15:10.379-04:00LoriBeth. Thanks for sharing. As I read it, I coul...LoriBeth. Thanks for sharing. As I read it, I could relate to the wishing aspect of the whole thing... wishing that DH would change his mind, that by some miracle I'd end up pg despit his vascectomy and my endo. But, I have to say, your description of "one gloriously happy Mother's Day, basking in joy and hope, because a tiny life was growing inside of me" filled me with jealousy and sadness. I've never felt the joy of a positive pregancy test, or of feeling a kick from a round belly (unless you count the kicking, stabbing pain I feel each month). I grieve never having those things I never had as if they were literally ripped from my arms. I hope that one day I can find the peace you seem to have found.1nonmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11861813227744511195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-78352134030628189352012-03-16T00:12:46.391-04:002012-03-16T00:12:46.391-04:00I've been trying to comment on this for days (...I've been trying to comment on this for days (blaming iPad and the Healing Salons). I think rituals, whatever they might be, that give you comfort, and make you feel close to your daughter, feel love, are to be valued.Malihttp://nokiddinginnz.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-6903360071326620502012-03-15T08:01:51.845-04:002012-03-15T08:01:51.845-04:00@Sparkling Rain: hahahahahha... (re: the tidy bedr...@Sparkling Rain: hahahahahha... (re: the tidy bedroom) -- the stacks of books against the wall just to the right of the night table aren't visible -- amazing what a choice of camera angle will do, lol. ; ) (And as for the closet....)<br /><br />Thank you (all of you) for the lovely words.loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-17174597480720411982012-03-15T03:35:39.979-04:002012-03-15T03:35:39.979-04:00I love this post. I'm welling up reading this....I love this post. I'm welling up reading this. Thank you for sharing your beautiful calming ritual.<br />I think I need to start one..<br /><br />btw, your bedroom! So impeccably clean and tidy.Sparklingrainhttp://imo.thejakartapost.com/sparklingrainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-67185647750808764452012-03-14T11:07:46.631-04:002012-03-14T11:07:46.631-04:00That's what I thought as well - a way to touch...That's what I thought as well - a way to touch Katie to let her know you are still with her.Deathstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10012800256411878445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-65037913661117574152012-03-12T18:42:22.788-04:002012-03-12T18:42:22.788-04:00Thanks for sharing these. I love that you do that,...Thanks for sharing these. I love that you do that, I agree with Mel.AnotherDreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487881766884178761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-29258703768044450852012-03-12T17:43:39.488-04:002012-03-12T17:43:39.488-04:00Thanks for sharing this. I think your bedtime ritu...Thanks for sharing this. I think your bedtime rituals are wonderful, and I love the way they keep loved ones and memories close.ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347057746449071812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-35350839323707833322012-03-12T12:51:29.877-04:002012-03-12T12:51:29.877-04:00I was going to say something similar--it's not...I was going to say something similar--it's not about fertility, really, it's about remembering Katie, and that's a beautiful little ritual. I have a bracelet with Eliza's name on it that I wear everyday, and I kiss it twice when I take it off each night. It's just a way to keep her close.Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05946311309467296976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-6112270384765383522012-03-12T09:06:25.051-04:002012-03-12T09:06:25.051-04:00Now you've got me crying at work, Melissa. ; )...Now you've got me crying at work, Melissa. ; ) I never thought of it that way before, but you're probably right. What a lovely thought.loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3178366214524455884.post-69430770185024439332012-03-12T08:56:21.378-04:002012-03-12T08:56:21.378-04:00I actually think your rituals are lovely. A way t...I actually think your rituals are lovely. A way to mark what is important to you at the end of your day, and one of those people is Katie. All those rituals tie into her. It's your way of tucking her in, saying goodnight.Lollipop Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01020874415819057995noreply@blogger.com