A Beautiful Medal with a Story....

I received this medal the other day in the mail from my mother in-law. She got it from a friend of hers who had bought it for a friend of his. Enclosed with this medal was this story....

Enclosed in a "Blue Mary" medal. It is from Chartres, France. The story is this. IN the late 800's the Catholic community built a church on the site of a Roman temple in Chartres, France. The prize possession of the Cathedral is a blue robe that is reputed to be the birth robe of Mary. In 1100 the Cathedral burned to the ground. The robe was found in the ashes, intact. A new Cathedral was built, it is one of the largest in Europe and has an amazing collection of 1100 A.D. stained glass. The birthing robe is displayed in a glass case. People wanting to become pregnant, or wanting other to do so, pray at the robe, light a candle and wear the Blue Mary Medal. In 2003, one of the attorney's in our office, (name), and his wife were trying desperately to get pregnant. (Name) is a Wabash grad and was very close to me and my wife. My wife and I were in Chartres in 2003 and bought this medal for (name). The went through every procedure, en vitro, hormones, etc. In 2005 they adopted a boy, and gave up on having biological children. In 2007 she became pregnant with no medical intervention, and in 2009 she did again. They now have 3 kids. 

                                 This is the front of the medal...I think :)

                               This is the back....again...I think.

I was so moved and excited when I got this. I am not Catholic but I still believe in the power of something like this. I was moved that someone who doesn't even know me was willing to share this priceless medal with me! I instantly placed it on the chair that holds my current charm and have been wearing it ever since......

On another note....Today is day 6. Took my first dose of Clomid last night and slept until noon today! I hate that feeling of being so exhausted, but there is nothing I can do about it. I only had one hot flash overnight....can't wait for those to pick up again. Matt left yesterday morning....I am already missing him! This week had better speed by.......

More later :)