By Marissa Bader I’ll Never Stop Looking for Signs from My Parents
Do you believe in signs? I do. I find them everywhere. In the tree my siblings planted at our cabin…
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Grief
By Stephanie Mitchell 12 Weeks Was Long Enough to Dream
You weren’t planned. The surprise of all surprises, to say the least. But this is not how your story was…
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I Thought about My Dad Again Today
Today, I thought about my dad—just like I do every day. There was nothing special about today. It’s not his…
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By Debbie Wilkins Baisden It Was a Regular Day When Everything Changed
Trigger warning: This post discusses the death of a spouse August 5th, 2012 was the last time I saw my…
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By Trina Rehberg Boyko I’d Give Nearly Anything to Call My Dad Again
It hit me at the most unexpected time. I was doing laundry, and threw one of my dad’s shirts in…
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By Kirstie Koch I Don’t Feel Them at the Cemetery
I’m not really a cemetery person. I used to feel a little weird saying that out loud—like it meant I…
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It’s a Good Day To Celebrate Your Rainbow Baby
Dear Mama, Today, take a moment for yourself. A moment to reflect on this powerful journey. And just soak it…
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By Tess Ezzy Grief Isn’t Something You Get Over, It’s Something You Grow Around
After my grandmother died, I expected grief to follow some kind of order. Maybe not a checklist, exactly—but something linear.…
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By Hilary Gately What Grandmas Do in Heaven
I can picture my mom sitting at her dining room table, the whirring of the old sewing machine filling the…
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By Natasha Smith Love Like This Never Really Leaves
I found my graduation picture in my dad’s wallet. It’s one of the last things I physically have of his…
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By Kathleen Duthu Flag Day Reminds Me of My Father
In June, most people happily turn their attention to Father’s Day, school graduations, and summer vacations. Instead, this year I’m…
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By Mary Kate Hampton Communion with Ghosts
This was the first sacrament without one of my parents. For the last one, my mom was in the throes…
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