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I Was a Normal, Suburban Mom Who Wanted To Die. Then, God Whispered.

Grief, Living, Loss, Motherhood
July 30, 2023
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By Kelley Spencer

I Was a Normal, Suburban Mom Who Wanted To Die. Then, God Whispered.

Trigger warning: This post contains suicidal thoughts. If you or someone you know is thinking about harming themself, please call…

Thank You God for the Child We Never Knew

Faith, Grief, Loss, Motherhood
July 28, 2023
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By Sylvia Schroeder

Thank You God for the Child We Never Knew

We lie flat on our backs next to each other, our faces toward Heaven. I feel his warmth all down…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
July 24, 2023
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By Megan Hogg

The Metamorphosis of Miscarriage

For the second time in five months, I am lying on an exam table and listening to a nurse tell…

Baby, Grief, Loss, Motherhood
July 11, 2023
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By Amanda Nelson

The Day You Should Have Been Born

Since her birthday on the 11th of each month, I pick out a cute outfit and lay our baby girl…

A Motherless Daughter Is Never Quite Whole Again

Grief, Loss
July 6, 2023
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By Daniela Bratu

A Motherless Daughter Is Never Quite Whole Again

Unlike most people, I don't associate black as a color with the idea of death. When I think of death, I…

Grief, Loss, Marriage
June 27, 2023
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By Connie Gochenaur

The Bus Ride No One Wants To Take

My bus is stuck in the mud this week. Apathy, the bus driver, doesn’t think we can get out. Wallowing,…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
June 23, 2023
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By Loren Ward

I Thought I’d Have a Baby to Hold

I’m a mother grieving the loss of her baby. I went through a miscarriage, but it took my body weeks…

Even a Hundred Years Wouldn’t Be Enough Time with You

Grief, Grown Children, Loss
June 17, 2023
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By Molly Rubesh

Even a Hundred Years Wouldn’t Be Enough Time with You

"Take the scenic route" was something my father said to me as he took the long way to drop me…

I Became a Widow at 37; God’s Grace Sustained My Young Family

Faith, Grief, Loss, Motherhood
June 7, 2023
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By Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young

I Became a Widow at 37; God’s Grace Sustained My Young Family

After my husband soared to Heaven eight years ago, my three daughters and I found ourselves on an intense grief…

The Miscarriage I Had Decades Ago Is Still a Tender Wound

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
June 6, 2023
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By D. Velez

The Miscarriage I Had Decades Ago Is Still a Tender Wound

It's funny how grief tends to bury itself in the recesses of one's mind until it literally rises from the…

I Buried My Heart with My Baby but God Brought Me Back to Life

Faith, Grief, Loss, Motherhood
June 4, 2023
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By Breanna Thompson

I Buried My Heart with My Baby but God Brought Me Back to Life

Recently, my world felt as if it were crashing around me. I was so angry I think my rage could…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
May 24, 2023
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By Stefanie Kraus

It’s the Flower Food Packet that Hurts

It's the flower food packet that gets you. That little plastic packet with the powder that keeps your flowers alive…

Death of a Parent

I Was a Normal, Suburban Mom Who Wanted To Die. Then, God Whispered.

Thank You God for the Child We Never Knew

The Metamorphosis of Miscarriage

The Day You Should Have Been Born

A Motherless Daughter Is Never Quite Whole Again

The Bus Ride No One Wants To Take

I Thought I’d Have a Baby to Hold

Even a Hundred Years Wouldn’t Be Enough Time with You

I Became a Widow at 37; God’s Grace Sustained My Young Family

The Miscarriage I Had Decades Ago Is Still a Tender Wound

I Buried My Heart with My Baby but God Brought Me Back to Life

It’s the Flower Food Packet that Hurts

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So God Made a Mother