Why I don’t expect my grief to make you a better mother
I have recently been writing about my middle son. My son who died at a unbelievable two weeks old. We…
Continue ReadingThe Sweetest Mother's Day Gift!
I have recently been writing about my middle son. My son who died at a unbelievable two weeks old. We…
Continue ReadingThe crack of a baseball bat signals that summer is in our very near future. The brisk spring breeze and…
Continue ReadingLoss, disappointment and grief, we all have this bond in common. Whether you are eight or eighty, you have experienced…
Continue ReadingSome days, I look in the mirror and feel unrecognizable. I’m convinced that the wide-eyed, fearless, know-it-all I was five…
Continue ReadingDo you believe in coincidence? Or, perhaps, “God moments?” A lot of people think things happen as a coincidence, but…
Continue ReadingHow many times did I hear the words? How many cards echoed the sentiment? He is not really gone. He…
Continue ReadingI see it every day being a newscaster: story after story filled with negativity. Murder, gun violence and scandals fill…
Continue ReadingThis is a letter I wrote to my daughter, our lone surviving triplet. Born more than 17 weeks premature, she is…
Continue ReadingSeveral years back I remember reading a story about a young woman who had just given birth to her daughter.…
Continue ReadingLeaves taking over the yard, walks in the crisp morning air, curling up with a blanket and a cup of coffee. Autumn…
Continue ReadingWe gleefully shared the news with family. Baby #3 would be arriving in September 2013. Or likely, August, given my…
Continue ReadingWhen I was 21 I had my first pregnancy. It ended before I knew it existed. I was young, unmarried…
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