Days 12-15

Day 12 - something you are OCD about.

This day's idea made me laugh out loud because I really don't think I'm too OCD about anything; however, when you really have to sit down and think about it, we all have some little quirks that bother us to no end. So, here are my biggest things that "bother" me the most:

1) Having to have a clean mirror in the bathroom.
2) People who sit on the same side of a booth when there are only two people present at the table. (Sorry if any of you do this...I'm sure it's very intimate....but it looks so silly to me).



Day 13 - a fictional book that is meaningful to you since your loss.

Tear Soup by Pat Schwiebert, Chuck DeKlyen, Taylor Bills
A modern day fable told about a lady who suffers a terrible loss and how she handles her grief by making tear soup.
-Loved the simplicity of the book. It wasn't directly connected to the loss of a baby, but the concept that grief is never-ending is still the same. It taught me to be careful with myself and take it one day at a time. It made it "okay" to make tear soup whenever I felt it was necessary.

Day 14 - a non-fictional book that is meaningful to you since your loss.

Life Touches Life by Lorraine Ash, Christiane Northrup.
In this moving account the authors discusses the inner changes she faced after the stillbirth of her daughter, delves into spiritual questions that shook her soul, and examines the connection between mother and child that transcends separation and death.
-Related well to Lorraine's story and the pain she felt after she lost her daughter. Ash never went on to have any other children, which was hard to read about since I would like to have more children someday, but she found some peace in her life and a way to remember what her daughter meant to who she is today.

Day 15 - what you like about your house.

Since I just recently moved into a different apartment, I'm still in the process of putting things up and making it feel like home. However, in this place, I'm going to have a place to honor and remember my little girl. It's called, "Kennedy's Korner." I'd love to take a picture of it, but it's just not ready yet. Kennedy's Korner will be an area of my apartment where she is remembered and honored for who she is and what she symbolizes in my life. Obviously, my candle that Audrey's momma made me will be there, along with many butterfly items and some of the pictures I have received with Kennedy's name from all of my wonderful BLMs. I also had a very close friend who drew a picture of a chickadee and butterfly with Kennedy's initials in the wings that he gave me for Mother's Day. I feel so blessed to have people in my life who continue to remember my little girl and how much she means to me. I vow to never forget, Kennedy. And Kennedy's Korner will always be present some place in my home and in my heart.