tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6601965449271960079.post7226562971484877743..comments2023-08-13T15:39:39.144-07:00Comments on The Crows' Nest: John 12:24Kathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13670331855264293102noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6601965449271960079.post-69481163362706439742013-10-07T18:03:37.251-07:002013-10-07T18:03:37.251-07:00This is so poignant, and so wise. I will never be...This is so poignant, and so wise. I will never be one of those who thinks IF (let alone miscarriage) is a blessing, but certainly I think the suffering can teach us things that others often don't really learn. (I am at a loss to explain the idiot with the picture, though.) the misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206278843624907697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6601965449271960079.post-58258010786502825772013-09-26T16:02:08.295-07:002013-09-26T16:02:08.295-07:00I don't know what to say, but thank you for sh...I don't know what to say, but thank you for sharing your heart so openly here. Catholic Mutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10254315970336710941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6601965449271960079.post-26504719614649864192013-09-26T09:56:34.009-07:002013-09-26T09:56:34.009-07:00So many things I love about this, Kat! That first ...So many things I love about this, Kat! That first conversation was beautiful. To me, it's always SO different hearing advice from someone who's carried the IF cross than someone who hasn't. Same goes for the stories of miraculous conceptions/pregnancies - while it still stings a little to hear them from anyone, when they come from someone who tried for years and relates the story simply, gratefully...well that actually gives me hope. Like not every seeming dead end is a real dead end.<br /><br />And wow, the image of the chronic pain/stigmata - that's powerful! A hidden stigmata, too, which makes it harder. <br /><br />And the verse you shared, about dying so that you might live...we are reading through a beautiful book about the Anima Christi prayer, and the section on the line "Passion of Christ, strengthen me" talking about dying so *others* can live - how beautifully applicable that is to the IF journey - dying to our desires for motherhood for the sake of others, our husbands, God willing our future children, anyone who needs graces that we gain through our suffering...okay, this comment is way too long but THANKS for your insights!ecce fiathttp://www.eccefiat11.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6601965449271960079.post-22573583852307036962013-09-26T08:11:20.372-07:002013-09-26T08:11:20.372-07:00I love the way this all wrapped up. And you wrote ...I love the way this all wrapped up. And you wrote it much more beautifully than I ever could. Thank you for my Thursday morning inspiration :) Stephanie @ Blessed to Behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15432625948200484509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6601965449271960079.post-7062789807667893262013-09-25T23:43:56.247-07:002013-09-25T23:43:56.247-07:00Oh, Kat, I feel your pain so much. So much. I do...Oh, Kat, I feel your pain so much. So much. I don't have any words, for you have so eloquently spoken them here, but I do feel that if God could allow me - who fought so hard for so long and then finally gave up - to become a mother, I have no doubt that He - in His mercy - will do the same for you. If I can help in any way, please let me know. In the meantime, continued prayers for you and JJ. xoxo, Bernadette G.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6601965449271960079.post-54676525267954479152013-09-25T20:21:53.979-07:002013-09-25T20:21:53.979-07:00Very honest post Kat, thank you for sharing what&#...Very honest post Kat, thank you for sharing what's in your heart. sayin' i love youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04637537819085454966noreply@blogger.com