If we’re lucky enough, we have at least one special person in our life who has been responsible for the very best parts of us. I was blessed to have my great grandmother. She was my mother’s mother’s mother; I called her ‘Nana’. I was the granddaughter of her Helen, whom she buried at the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘mother’
For My Nana
Posted in Family, Moms, tagged childhood memories, Great grandmother, mother, Nana on May 11, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Alaina’s Balloons
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged amniocentesis, aorta, birth, blessings, c-section, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, CHOP, faith, Family, fetal echocardiogram, God, grief, heart, holopros-encephaly, hope, husband, loss of a baby, loss of a child, miscarriage, mom, mother, prayer, pregnancy, tragedy, ultrasound on March 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
My husband and I were married only few months when I had a miscarriage. With my second pregnancy everything appeared fine until I went for my checkup at 28 weeks. The nurse doing the ultrasound kept asking me questions…too many. What started out as my usual one hour appointment ended up taking [...]
Tradition
Posted in Acadian ancestry, Family, Genealogy, Life Skills, tagged Acadian, anchor, comfort, cultural, cutoms, Family, Genealogy, grandfather, grandmother, holidays, Louisiana, mother, rituals, security, tradition on March 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Traditions are the carrying on of our social and cultural customs and religious practices. Traditions are the ribbons that tie one generation to another. They give us the comfort of familiarity, a sense of history, identity and belonging, be it through familiar objects, meals, rituals or beliefs.
Traditions don’t have to be just for [...]
