Loss
When I was 21 I had my first pregnancy. It ended before I knew it existed. I was young, unmarried and the pregnancy was the result of a…
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Loss
Held Your Whole Life
October 15, 2014 Dear wee ones, Another year has come and gone. As Maggie grows and changes, I think about each of you. I wonder what you would be…
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Charlie’s Story
Originally posted October, 2014. We lost our two-year old daughter Lucy last November to a sudden onset of tracheitis and laryngitis in her sleep,…
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Jordan Lee
For more stories of men and women who share grief over the loss of a child click here. As I sit, preparing to write this, I admit this: I’m a…
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Stories of Loss: Infant and Pregnancy
Last October, so many wonderful mothers, fathers, grandparents, etc shared their stories with us. They shared about a loss so deep. The loss of their…
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My journey to motherhood – IVF Treatments
I remember feeling so excited yet nervous when Jeff and I found out we were moving to St. Louis. He was recruited out of college to work for SBC in…
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Living With Grief
One of my favorite quotes is from Dr. Seuss: “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” It’s a simple…
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A Visit Back To a Place We Once Called Home
This July our family took a trip back to St. Louis, a city where we used to call home. For Jeff it was his first trip back in 10 years. For Jayden it…
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Knitting For Nicholas
Sunday Morning 8:30am. The time in the morning when no one else is awake becomes precious time alone for self reflection and time to catch up on…
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The Beauty of “Mama”
“For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again,…
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