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Grief, Kids
July 21, 2019
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We Won’t Conquer Grief, But We Will Learn to Live With it

The second day of summer break started out as a typical day. Sunny skies, which meant a walk around the neighborhood. Usually, these walks involve…

Grief, Loss
July 20, 2019
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There Are No Shortcuts For Navigating the Grief of Miscarriage

Not again, I pleaded. Please, God, not again! I laid there on that cold examination table with my legs up on the stirrups, and my gut told me…

Grief, Grown Children
July 19, 2019
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To My Dad Gone Too Soon: I Miss You

Dear Dad, Man, I miss you. It seems like just yesterday I was getting dressed up in my frilly dress to go on one of our infamous daddy-daughter…

Grief, Loss
July 18, 2019
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All I Have of You is This Hospital Bracelet

Dear Baby Julian, It’s been five years since we found out you were coming and lost you. All within one week. One week. That’s all I got. Well,…

Baby, Grief, Loss, Motherhood
July 17, 2019
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To the Pregnant Woman: Take the Picture

I’m not one to issue advice, especially when no one’s asking. I am especially hesitant to offer advice to a person when they are pregnant, but I…

Friendship, Grief, Loss
July 17, 2019
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When Joy Doesn’t Come, I’ll Stand With You in Sorrow

“Is that the best you can do?” I overhead this question a few Sundays ago when I was passing by two men from our church on my way…

Baby, Grief, Loss, Motherhood
July 14, 2019
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When Only One Twin Survives

“Well, at least you’re still pregnant with one baby.” “Twins would have been so expensive. It’s a blessing.” “You can try again after…

Baby, Motherhood
July 13, 2019
3 Minute Read

I Love Being Pregnant

It’s hard, it’s exhausting, it’s painful, enough to bring you to tears. But here’s the thing—I love being pregnant. I know plenty of women…

Grief
July 13, 2019
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I’ll Always Be a Little Broken Without My Sister

Twenty years ago, you left. The human on this earth who could see all of me and nod in understanding. My person, my sister, from whom there were no…

Grief, Motherhood
July 10, 2019
4 Minute Read

Will I Forget My Mom as the Years Without Her Slip By?

I’m on year 11. Eleven years. I can’t even relay to you how 11 years feels impossible, yet so quick and so long all at once. Life without…

Grief

We Won’t Conquer Grief, But We Will Learn to Live With it

There Are No Shortcuts For Navigating the Grief of Miscarriage

To My Dad Gone Too Soon: I Miss You

All I Have of You is This Hospital Bracelet

To the Pregnant Woman: Take the Picture

When Joy Doesn’t Come, I’ll Stand With You in Sorrow

When Only One Twin Survives

I Love Being Pregnant

I’ll Always Be a Little Broken Without My Sister

Will I Forget My Mom as the Years Without Her Slip By?

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