My Mother-in-Law Helped Heal My Motherless Heart
Women, more specifically, mothers, have been the backbone of the world since it came into creation. While we don’t always get it right the first,…
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Loss
How Do You Share a Miscarriage Announcement Instead of a Baby Announcement?
I lay there, trying hard to remember every detail from just a few weeks before. I had lain on the same bed, my husband beside me, the sweet tech…
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But I’m Only 37
As I sat on the cold exam table in the proverbial paper gown, I bit my lip and held in my tears. The doctor could tell there was a quiver in my…
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My Baby Fever Can’t Be Cured
My cheeks become flushed as my eyes scan a pregnancy announcement. In an instant, I begin to sweat. My womb screams with a familiar ache. My heart…
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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 I witnessed the infinitesimal growth…
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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 at her memorial service. I printed it and…
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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 hold in your…
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Miscarriage Made Me Angry—And Stronger
I was so excited to be pregnant again after my first child. I dreamed of my babies playing together and being best friends. I started brainstorming…
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My Baby Was Gone and So Was I
The first time my husband and I saw our baby was during my 8-week sonogram. Time moved quickly and I was healthy, so by the second time we saw him,…
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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 hand on my shoulder to keep the…
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