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Mother’s Day Looks Different When Your Mom is in Heaven

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
May 8, 2019
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By Nikki Pennington

Mother’s Day Looks Different When Your Mom is in Heaven

Mother's Day after your mom dies looks different. Mother’s Day looks like dodging the card aisle because you just can't…

To the Woman Struggling to Face This Mother’s Day

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
May 7, 2019
8.1K Views
3 Minute Read

By Desiree Fortin

To the Woman Struggling to Face This Mother’s Day

To the woman struggling to face this Mother’s Day, I know this day may be a hard day. I know…

Baby, Grief, Loss, Motherhood
May 2, 2019
35.7K Views
5 Minute Read

By Sarah Porter

Aiden’s Crib

I have five sons. Humorous. Sticky. Smelly. Smiling. Joyful. I love them. They refine me and give me a breadth…

Baby, Loss
April 30, 2019
3.2K Views
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By Kayla Friehe

Right Now, I am Losing My Baby

I am sitting in the doctor’s office, waiting for the blood draw that will confirm what I already know. Beautiful…

There’s a Mom-Shaped Hole in My Heart Since You Left This Life

Grief, Grown Children, Loss
April 29, 2019
10.2K Views
7 Minute Read

By Tracie Cornell

There’s a Mom-Shaped Hole in My Heart Since You Left This Life

The loss of a parent creates a void that is indescribable. These first 12 months without my Mom have…

Baby, Loss
April 28, 2019
6K Views
3 Minute Read

By Mai Silencio-Sergelen

The Baby I Never Got To Hold

Dear child, You are seven years in heaven this week. Can you believe that? It has been seven years already,…

Where There is Life, There Will Be Death

Grief, Loss
April 26, 2019
2.5K Views
2 Minute Read

By Shannon Shpak

Where There is Life, There Will Be Death

His pants are folded in my drawer. The ones he was wearing the last time I saw him. I remember…

Loss Mama, You Were Meant For Twins, Too

Baby, Loss
April 19, 2019
6K Views
3 Minute Read

By Liz Mannegren

Loss Mama, You Were Meant For Twins, Too

Every once in a while, Heidi Hamm’s beautiful post, Mama, You Were Meant For Twins pops up in my newsfeed.…

As You Go On Living Life Without the One Who Gave it to You

Grief, Loss
April 15, 2019
5K Views
4 Minute Read

By Klara Donovan

As You Go On Living Life Without the One Who Gave it to You

My dear, beautiful friend, I remember the day I received the news; the way my heart pounded and my eyes…

Living, Loss
April 14, 2019
2.5K Views
6 Minute Read

By Vanessa Colangelo

The Cracks That Make Us Whole

I was seven months pregnant when I found an injured baby bird hopping around the middle of the road in…

Grief, Loss
April 13, 2019
6.9K Views
3 Minute Read

By Shannon Shpak

The Risk of Love is the Despair of Loss

Sometimes I visit the places we were all together. I retrace the footsteps and breathe the memories. I can still…

To the Mama Without a Baby on Her Due Date

Grief, Loss
March 30, 2019
4K Views
4 Minute Read

By Erika Hanna

To the Mama Without a Baby on Her Due Date

Right now I should be in full nesting mode. I should have swollen ankles. I should be eating nightly ice…

Death of a Parent

Mother’s Day Looks Different When Your Mom is in Heaven

To the Woman Struggling to Face This Mother’s Day

Aiden’s Crib

Right Now, I am Losing My Baby

There’s a Mom-Shaped Hole in My Heart Since You Left This Life

The Baby I Never Got To Hold

Where There is Life, There Will Be Death

Loss Mama, You Were Meant For Twins, Too

As You Go On Living Life Without the One Who Gave it to You

The Cracks That Make Us Whole

The Risk of Love is the Despair of Loss

To the Mama Without a Baby on Her Due Date

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So God Made a Mother