http://fragments.louielovescrystal.com Living for Louie, Calvin, and Rainbow Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:14:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For this The 5th Belongs to Calvin and in celebration of his first birthday in Heaven, I am happy to announce that Calvin's Cupcakes will be opening soon. It is a way for my sweet boy, my loving husband, and I to share in the celebration of the birthdays of ... http://fragments.louielovescrystal.com/calvin-phoenix/the-5th-belongs-to-calvin-happy-1st-birthday-sweet-boy/ Dear family & friends, Tomorrow, March 5th, is Calvin's Phoenix's 1st birthday. Though we cannot celebrate it with him here, we still choose to honor his life and what he means to us. As part of this, we've created Kisses for Calvin. We ask that you please join us in remembering our ... http://fragments.louielovescrystal.com/calvin-phoenix/please-join-us-in-remembering-calvin-phoenix-on-his-1st-birthday/ On this day last year, I had my third and last prenatal appointment with Calvin. It was Ash Wednesday. Louie and I went to Mass in the morning at St. Ignatius Church before going to UCSF. (That day, there was a young man sitting in the pew in front of ... http://fragments.louielovescrystal.com/personal/i-miss-my-son/ http://fragments.louielovescrystal.com/faith/wordless-wednesday-3-because-i-looked-up/ On December 6, 2009, a friend of ours, Abe took pictures of me, Louie, Calvin, and Rainbow (though he didn't know I was pregnant with Rainbow when he took them) for a digital photography class project. He wanted to share our story. After some apprehension of being made vulnerable, Louie and ... http://fragments.louielovescrystal.com/calvin-phoenix/when-the-bough-breaks/ Thank you so much to Amanda at Written in the Stars for putting my sweet babies' names in the sky and giving me another beautiful way to remember my children. Amanda is a baby loss mommy who lost her girl, Ireland Lila, at almost 15 weeks, and was inspired to ... http://fragments.louielovescrystal.com/calvin-phoenix/wordless-wednesday-2-written-in-the-stars/ “Walking With You” was created by Kelly at The Beauty of Sufficient Grace to help support those who have lost a child. Together we share our stories, helpful information, scriptures, encouraging words, prayer requests, and more. To learn more and/or to join, please visit Walking with You. Praising God - Let's take ... http://fragments.louielovescrystal.com/personal/tearful-empty-armed-hurting-praise/ Honestly, a part of me would prefer to ignore what is going on around me, to shield myself from the grief and suffering others are facing. Losing my two children already feels like more pain than I can stand. The thought of all those parents who's children have died in ... http://fragments.louielovescrystal.com/personal/a-few-ways-to-help-those-in-haiti/ From Our Family to Yours (click on the image for a larger version of our greeting) I don't want to be a Scrooge-y Mommy I've been meaning to post that greeting on my blog, since I don't have all of your email addresses, and some of you I know only through BBC (no, ... http://fragments.louielovescrystal.com/calvin-phoenix/blessed-to-be-broken/ A part of me wonders if I should have guarded my heart against loving my Rainbow. Could it have dulled the deep sting of this second loss in any way? But then, it seems kind of ridiculous. What milestone is there to say it's okay to start loving your baby ... http://fragments.louielovescrystal.com/faith/two-in-heaven/