By Rachel Whalen The Orca Who Quietly Showed Us How To Grieve a Child is Pregnant Again
Oh, Mama Orca! Two summers ago, we watched as you grieved your calf who died. We watched as you carried…
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Grief
By Christie Lynn Losing My Mom Hurts All Over Again in Times Like These
I think we all can agree that what we are going through right now is something that none of us could…
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By Amanda Monteiro She Left the World the Same Way She Entered it: Surrounded By Our Love
For one year, eight months, and seven days I gazed upon my daughter Edie, drinking in every detail. Each morning…
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By Laura Domer-Shank How a Stranger Helped Me Say Goodbye To My Mom
I was not surprised the night I found my mom’s lifeless body. I knew I would. I spent years rehearsing…
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By Leslie McCaddon The New Normal Will Be Worth the Wait
I know a lot of people hate the words “new normal.” At one point in my life, I thought I…
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What is Faith When You Lose a Child?
“To have faith is to be sure of the things we hope for, to be certain of the things we…
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By Shannon Armenis A Grandmother Leaves an Imprint of Love
The last time I wrote about my grandmother was almost five years ago. It was the eulogy to be delivered…
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By Brittany Dick I Thought My Arms Would Be Holding a Baby Today, Instead My Heart Holds a Memory
Today was meant to be special. From the moment you tested positive, imaginations ran wild picturing the life you’d soon…
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By Katie Robinson Miscarriage is Sad, and It’s OK To Say it Out Loud
I was 10-weeks pregnant, wiping ultrasound jelly off my stomach, and trying to focus on the weight of my husband’s…
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By Renee Dzieciolowski To My Father-In-Law in Heaven, You Would Be So Proud of the Man Your Son Became
To my father-in-law: I’ll never get to meet you. Physically, that is. Maybe one day in Heaven, but here on…
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By Hannah Fellows I Wish I Could Call My Dad in Heaven
I looked down at my phone the other day to call my mom and glanced at my recent calls and…
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By Lo Mansfield Life isn’t Fair, But Neither is Grace
My sister called me on the phone weeks ago. She was flying from somewhere to somewhere else, chasing new dreams…
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