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Baby, Grief, Loss
October 14, 2024
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By Victoria Hulmes

Close Your Eyes, Mommy, I Am Here

As candles flicker across the world, United in love tonight, I think of you, my little one, My baby: my…

Grief, Living, Loss
October 5, 2024
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By Stefanie Chiarel

Lucky Enough To be Loved by Her

Have you ever had to say goodbye as your very heavy heart kept repeating . . . but it isn’t…

Faith, Grief, Loss
October 4, 2024
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By Amanda Lewallen

Anastasis: To Rise Up Again

I’ve had two miscarriages in the last 14 months. My fingers stumble on the keyboard, hovering, trying to find just…

The Son We Lost Is Safe In My Mother’s Heavenly Arms

Grief, Loss
September 30, 2024
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By Dawn Byington

The Son We Lost Is Safe In My Mother’s Heavenly Arms

One night when I was five, two men knocked on our door. They didn’t say much but handed my mother…

I Dreamed of You and It Felt Like Heaven

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
September 19, 2024
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By Kristen Murphy

I Dreamed of You and It Felt Like Heaven

I dreamt of you tonight. The night we listed our house. The night it became real we were closing this…

Faith, Grief, Loss, Motherhood
September 18, 2024
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By Hannah Sample

Thank You God for the Tiny Washcloths

It was a random night after bath time, and I was cleaning the bathroom mess while my husband tended to…

The 5 Stages of Grief When Your Mama Goes To Heaven

Grief, Loss
September 17, 2024
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By Madison Sabados

The 5 Stages of Grief When Your Mama Goes To Heaven

When your mama goes to be with Jesus, time will stop. Completely. It will seem as if the world has…

Faith, Grief, Loss
September 15, 2024
2K Views
5 Minute Read

By Chloe Miller

Loss Cuts Deep but God Is Faithful

Trigger warning: child loss “The light shines in the darkness and cannot be overcome.” Just days after the loss of…

I Carried You for Just a Moment but My Love Goes on Forever

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
September 11, 2024
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By Cari Resnick

I Carried You for Just a Moment but My Love Goes on Forever

Eighteen years ago I carried you for a moment. Made with love, we wondered what you would be when we…

Dear Mom, I’m So Sorry You Lost Your Son to Cancer

Cancer, Grief, Loss
September 7, 2024
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3 Minute Read

By Donna Bartos

Dear Mom, I’m So Sorry You Lost Your Son to Cancer

I wish you could see your life through your love because guilt would have no place. There would be no…

Tea Parties with Grandma Taught Us to Linger and Love

Grief, Living, Loss
September 3, 2024
2.7K Views
3 Minute Read

By Elizabeth Dardes

Tea Parties with Grandma Taught Us to Linger and Love

Of all the Hello Kitties, Shopkins, and Strawberry Shortcake friends, my daughter’s favorite toy was the tea set from Grandma…

Faith, Grief, Loss
September 3, 2024
1.3K Views
5 Minute Read

By Avigayil Rivkah

Jesus Weeps with Me

“Come on,” I said to myself, as I waited in the carpool line for my boys, “This is not a…

Death of a Parent

Close Your Eyes, Mommy, I Am Here

Lucky Enough To be Loved by Her

Anastasis: To Rise Up Again

The Son We Lost Is Safe In My Mother’s Heavenly Arms

I Dreamed of You and It Felt Like Heaven

Thank You God for the Tiny Washcloths

The 5 Stages of Grief When Your Mama Goes To Heaven

Loss Cuts Deep but God Is Faithful

I Carried You for Just a Moment but My Love Goes on Forever

Dear Mom, I’m So Sorry You Lost Your Son to Cancer

Tea Parties with Grandma Taught Us to Linger and Love

Jesus Weeps with Me

Get It Now

So God Made a Mother