I Miss the Little Moments with My Mom the Most
You think it’s going to be the big holidays that are hard. The first Thanksgiving without her. The first Christmas.…
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The Sweetest Mother's Day Gift!
Death of a Parent
Can You Hear the Silent Cry of Bereaved Postpartum Mothers?
Trigger warning: post discusses death and loss The cool air shocked my sweltering face as I walked into the doors…
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I’m Happy for You But I’m Still Grieving: Remarriage after Loss
“I take you for my lawful wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse,…
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On the Days I Miss You Most
Holidays. Birthdays. The day they physically left us. These are the ones that hit the hardest—the toughest days. But they…
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By Kay Marie Murphy We Were Together and That’s All That Mattered
For those of you reading this who do not know me, on January 28, 2021, at 12:20 p.m., my husband…
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By Her View From Home Losing My Narcissistic Mother Is Complicated
It’s so utterly destructive. It’ll knock the wind—no the very oxygen—out of your sails. It’s nauseating. Conflicting. Terrifying. And so…
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By Allie Gravitt I Am the Griever
As I write this, my mother-in-law is in the ICU. We don’t expect her to leave. She’s too young. Sixty-four.…
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By Meg Sexton To the Friend Who Just Lost a Parent: It’s Going to Hurt and You’re Going to Grow
Oh, the inevitable, as we age into our mid to late 30s and beyond. The natural series of life states…
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By Tiffany Nardoni Your Brother Is With Jesus Now
“Thao is with Jesus now,” we told her, barely choking out the whisper. Jesus. This invisible being we sing about.…
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By Deanna Adamo Don’t Delete the Picture You Think You Look Bad In
Don't delete the picture—the one you look bad in. I said it. You heard me. Don’t delete the picture, that…
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Things that Hurt and Things that Help after Someone You Love Has a Miscarriage
I am sadly no stranger to pregnancy loss. Out of seven pregnancies, I have been blessed with one beautiful boy…
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Even When You Can’t Find Joy, Jesus Is There
The international church service was vibrant with voices lifted up in songs of praise. Many clapped their hands and some…
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