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Grief, Loss, Motherhood
March 24, 2021
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By Her View From Home

To the Baby I Didn’t Keep

Trigger warning: This post discusses abortion To my darling little one, I was 15 years old at the time. I…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
March 23, 2021
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By Lizzy Christian

Dear Grieving Mom, Do Not Stay Silent

I never knew what rock bottom felt like until I lost my first child in the womb. I never understood…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
March 21, 2021
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By Ann-Marie Ferry

The Onesies He Never Wore

Brilliant sunbeams awaken my eyes. It is a beautiful May day, and I have a mission. The night before I…

Grief, Loss
March 20, 2021
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By Liz Spenner

Jacob’s Smile

Fifty weeks. Three hundred and fifty-one days. Such a short amount of time to make such a big impact on…

Renovating a Broken Kitchen With a Broken Heart

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
March 19, 2021
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By Joy Shantz

Renovating a Broken Kitchen With a Broken Heart

Early in 2020, my husband discovered mold in our kitchen ceiling. In March, I discovered I was pregnant with our…

I Held Heaven in My Arms the Day My Baby Was Born Still

Faith, Grief, Loss, Motherhood
March 6, 2021
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By Christie Boyle

I Held Heaven in My Arms the Day My Baby Was Born Still

This week would be our daughter’s seventh heavenly birthday. Over the years, I’ve seen others go through the pain of…

Faith, Grief, Loss
March 5, 2021
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By Shannon Shpak

God Holds This Grieving Heart

It wasn't supposed to look like this. Grief wasn't supposed to steal our dreams, our hopes, our future. Death wasn't…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
March 2, 2021
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By Her View From Home

I Went Home To Wait For My Baby To Die

I sat there, a faded hospital sheet draped over my legs, blood sticky to my inner thighs. It was too…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
February 26, 2021
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By Ann-Marie Ferry

I Lost My Baby But Not His Memory

Twenty-five feet of crystal-clear water rolled between the pier where I stood and the smooth, colorful boulders on the lake…

The Legend of Sleeping Bear Speaks To the Bereaved Mother’s Soul

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
February 19, 2021
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By Ann-Marie Ferry

The Legend of Sleeping Bear Speaks To the Bereaved Mother’s Soul

Windows down, we took in the breathtaking views of Leelanau Peninsula. “It is just so beautiful,” we kept repeating to…

Loss
February 15, 2021
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By Aftan Hoffer

Pandemic Miscarriage is Extra Lonely

She didn’t have to say it. I already knew. Our baby was gone. I watched the ultrasound slowly pan from…

Dear Meghan As You Await Your Rainbow Baby, From One Loss Mom To Another

Baby, Loss, Motherhood
February 14, 2021
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By Stacey Skrysak

Dear Meghan As You Await Your Rainbow Baby, From One Loss Mom To Another

Dear Meghan, As the world celebrates the joyous news of your and Prince Harry's pregnancy, I find myself in tears,…

Death of a Parent

To the Baby I Didn’t Keep

Dear Grieving Mom, Do Not Stay Silent

The Onesies He Never Wore

Jacob’s Smile

Renovating a Broken Kitchen With a Broken Heart

I Held Heaven in My Arms the Day My Baby Was Born Still

God Holds This Grieving Heart

I Went Home To Wait For My Baby To Die

I Lost My Baby But Not His Memory

The Legend of Sleeping Bear Speaks To the Bereaved Mother’s Soul

Pandemic Miscarriage is Extra Lonely

Dear Meghan As You Await Your Rainbow Baby, From One Loss Mom To Another

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