Jenny Albers, Author at Her View From Home

Loss, Motherhood
May 27, 2020
3 Minute Read

I Carried the One

I carried the one. The estimated 1 in 4 pregnancies that end in loss. But instead of adding to our family, something was subtracted. Lost. One day I…

Grief, Loss
May 9, 2020
4 Minute Read

There is No Happy in Mother’s Day For the Mom With Empty Arms

Last year in church on Mother’s Day, I watched her. The woman who I knew to have had a miscarriage a week earlier, her second one, with no…

Motherhood
April 25, 2020
5 Minute Read

Motherhood Wasn’t Meant To Be Done Alone

Motherhood wasn’t meant to be done alone. But here we are. Isolation is nothing new for moms, perhaps especially for at-home moms. But…

Baby, Motherhood
March 18, 2020
3 Minute Read

Check in With Your Pregnant Friends

Check in with your pregnant friends. Because the weight of the coronavirus pandemic isn’t what they thought they’d be carrying. And…

Faith
March 16, 2020
3 Minute Read

God’s Plans Are Greater

Society: What about my plans?! God: My plans for you are always better than your own. Don’t worry. I’m going to work this all out for…

Grief, Marriage
February 4, 2020
5 Minute Read

Tomorrow Isn’t Promised, So We’ll Love Each Other Today

I listened as the minister explained that we were not gathered to mourn the loss of life, but rather to celebrate the life that had been so well…

Grief, Loss
January 22, 2020
2 Minute Read

Dear Baby, I’ll See You In Heaven

I saw your face for just a moment before the nurse carried your lifeless body away. You looked like you were sleeping, except I knew I’d never…

Motherhood
November 24, 2019
4 Minute Read

The Woman in the Mirror Has a Life Worth Every Scar

I was 12 years old when stretch marks first made an appearance on my body. While I had noticed them before, it was in a dressing room where…

Kids, Motherhood
November 15, 2019
4 Minute Read

Dear Firstborn, You Proved it Really Does Go By So Fast

From the moment you were born, those words have been spoken to me more than any others. From doctors and nurses, family and friends, and whoever just…

Grief, Loss
October 24, 2019
2 Minute Read

To the Mama Who Just Lost Her Baby

To the mama who just lost her baby, It won’t always be this way. You won’t always find yourself crumpled into a heap on the bathroom…