Coexisting With Grief Isn’t Sad—It’s Freeing
October was child loss awareness month. I realize this each year when I start seeing posts about it on social…
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October was child loss awareness month. I realize this each year when I start seeing posts about it on social…
Continue ReadingI often wonder if you will remember your sister. You used to hold her and sing lullabies or whatever sweet…
Continue ReadingShe looks at me and says, “It looks like you’ve bounced back. You look great.” Instinct nearly has me rolling…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 was declared a pandemic on March 11th, 2020. On March 12, I saw your heartbeat. I listened to the…
Continue ReadingIt’s here. That painful time of year has arrived. Despite the festive red cups at the coffee shops, the pretty…
Continue ReadingDear Papa, Where have you departed to? I can still feel your presence in every room of the house you…
Continue ReadingOnce the holidays near, it seems like the world gets swept up in the hustle and bustle of the season.…
Continue ReadingAuthor's note: I understand it is early to be sharing with the world such a traumatic experience. My husband and…
Continue ReadingThis year marks 32 years. She’s been gone for 32 years. Growing up, I never felt like I had the…
Continue ReadingIf I don’t write it all down, will I forget? Will there come a day when I no longer remember…
Continue ReadingNo, this is not my husband holding our newborn daughter. He is not my brother. He is not a cousin,…
Continue ReadingI didn’t think I could go to Paris with my husband and two children, Lizzie and Zack. We’d dreamed about…
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