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Baby, Faith, Grief, Loss
September 30, 2019
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The Arms That Once Carried the Cross Hold Your Baby Today

My friend’s baby entered the world in the middle of the day. He entered the world sooner than we anticipated. He arrived and the tears that…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
September 25, 2019
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This is Stillbirth

I was halfway through my pregnancy. We had already made the announcement that we were pregnant with our daughter’s younger sibling weeks…

Grief, Loss
September 22, 2019
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We’re All Walking Wounded

A friend gripes about the fight she had with her sister. My son’s friends chatter about camping with their cousins. Another friend…

Grief, Loss
September 16, 2019
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There’s An Urn Where Her Smile Should Be

Have you ever sat in the mortician’s office? I have. I never planned on it. Nobody does. But then you lose a child. And there you are. Choosing an…

Friendship, Grief, Loss
September 15, 2019
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Holding Space in the Fragile Balance of Life

On this ordinary day in the NICU, I went to fill my bottle in the kitchen after my 1 p.m. pump. I saw a mama there, sitting alone, hiding her face in…

Grief, Loss
September 14, 2019
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I Wanted to Call My Mom Today

It’s crazy to me how so many years have gone by since my mom died, yet every now and then, the thought still crosses my mind to call my mom. I…

Grief, Loss
September 11, 2019
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I Dread the Day I Lose My Mom

December 23, 2018: I’m sitting in the airport waiting for a flight to head home just two days before Christmas. I’ve been gone five days to…

Grief, Loss
September 9, 2019
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My Mom Left Me Everything When She Went to Heaven

I often worry my mom felt like she didn’t leave us with much when she left for Heaven. She apologized often about how she wished she had more to…

Faith, Grief, Loss
September 6, 2019
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When the Miracle Doesn’t Come

136 surgeries. 136 miracles. It had even become predictable. We would get to that lowest moment when we were on our knees and hope did not seem…

Grief, Loss
September 5, 2019
3 Minute Read

Yes, My Mom Died. No, I Won’t Get Over It.

I think something that has been really hard to wrap my head around during the years since my mom died is how little people understand about how a big…

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