By Kristie Reitz Thanks For Sending Me Signs From Heaven, Mom
"Mom, where are you?" I find myself saying this over and over. It's not like I don't know where she…
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The Sweetest Mother's Day Gift!
Death of a Parent
By Megan Sciarrino Losing My Baby Revealed Christmas in a New Light
I can still hear the fresh crackle involved in freeing it from its plastic clamshell—a new ornament, a gift from…
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By Valeria Tipton ‘Twas The Night Before Our First Christmas Without You
'Twas the night before my first Christmas without you. I was so heartbroken I didn't know what to do. The…
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God Gives Us Glimpses Into Heaven To Remember What’s Important
It had been a long morning. I wasn’t hungry but knew I needed to eat. Standing in line at this…
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By Adrianne Thompson When You Become a Mom, You Want Your Own—But Sometimes She’s in Heaven
The person you need the most when you become a mom is your own mom. You need the person who…
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By Lauren Dykovitz My Mom’s Death Was Expected, But It Didn’t Hurt Any Less
How many times have you heard someone say, “My loved one died. Well, she was sick and we knew it…
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The Scars Remind Us We Lived Through the Pain
I’ve heard it said that scars are tattoos with better stories. Growing up I didn’t feel that way. I hated…
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By Laura Niebauer Palmer We Hang a Christmas Ornament For the Child Who’ll Never See it
There it sat on the doorstep, an innocuous, small, brown box holding something so small yet so emotionally heavy. Inside…
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By Ann-Marie Ferry The 5 Stages of Grief For a Loss Mom
The suddenness of grief is disorienting. It leaves us grappling for a way, a path to walk. We, as bereaved…
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By Carolyn Moore Dear Meghan, I’m So Sorry
Dear Meghan, I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry you know the gut-wrenching grief of miscarriage. I'm so sorry you know…
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We Started a Family But Our Baby is in Heaven
Do you ever feel like the one thing you are working through happens to pop up everywhere? What I mean…
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By Mel Landers Grief is Saying Goodbye Over and Over Again
Twenty-five years ago, I was a 4th grade book nerd who said goodbye to a dad dying early and to…
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