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Two Words For Every Situation
I have come to the conclusion that thank you is the most versatile phrase in the English language.
As a ten-year-old, I thought I didn’t know how to accept compliments. When people would praise my performance after I participated in church or played in a piano recital, I had this vague feeling that I needed to find a response that was simultaneously self-deprecating and brilliant. Quite a tall order for a 10-year-old.
I’ve Been Listening
I reflected on my conversations of the last week with deep satisfaction. “I’ve been listening.”
Brief story from my single adult days. I had two friends - let’s call them Herbert and Mabel, since those most definitely aren’t their real names. I’d usually see both of them a couple of times a week at the university medical school library (I wasn’t in medical school, but the cool kids hung out there) or the “Institute” - a student center for my church just off campus. One week, I was bemused to realize that in our little snatches of conversation, both of these friends were telling me the same story.
On Monday, Herbert said, “I’ve got a big decision to make.”
Between 2005 and 2008, I lost four tiny babies to miscarriage. In an effort to help others who may be experiencing similar losses, I want to share the story of that journey. If you click on the title above, and then follow the “Next in Miscarriage Journey” links at the bottom of each post, you can read through my story sequentially.