My first outfit of the new year: Yes, I am standing on a chair. There was nowhere else to stand… that had good light. And there might be spiders on the floor! Did you want me to DIE? Okay, but mostly it’s just that my room is a tornado and I didn’t feel like cleaning it…
Author: With Love, Kristina
Practical Vintage with a Novel Twist
Looking Forward
It seems almost fitting that the year should end in death, but it is not a death I ever would have expected or wished for. It is without a doubt the most painful loss of life that I have ever experienced, one that was so unimaginable it will take a very long time to sink…
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Dedicated to my second nephew, Benton, who was stillborn this morning, three days before his due date. And for my brother and his wife as they mourn for their fourth child and first son. Bliss. The most beautiful light he has ever seen, shining around him, filling him with warmth until there are no shadows….
Is this hello, or goodbye?
My dearest Baby Benton, I am writing you this morning and I don’t know whether you will ever live to read my letter. I was woken up just after 6:30am by your grandpa. You aren’t born yet. They can’t find your heartbeat. My love, I don’t know what to say. I am praying and begging…
I will never be cold again.
(Santa was at our house! I think I saw mommy kiss him…) (For those of you that don’t know or didn’t guess, that’s my dad.) My favorite gifts. (I also received a Mad Hatter blanket, a beautiful crocheted blanket made by my mom, a scarf from my brother, a winter hat from my mom,…