I Held Heaven in My Arms the Day My Baby Was Born Still
This week would be our daughter’s seventh heavenly birthday. Over the years, I’ve seen others go through the pain of…
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Grief
God Holds This Grieving Heart
It wasn't supposed to look like this. Grief wasn't supposed to steal our dreams, our hopes, our future. Death wasn't…
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Learning To Lean Into Grief
Almost two years ago I lost one of my best friends to breast cancer. I remember the phone call when…
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I Went Home To Wait For My Baby To Die
I sat there, a faded hospital sheet draped over my legs, blood sticky to my inner thighs. It was too…
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Pain is Not a Competition
The invention of social media has brought together individuals walking similar roads. It has highlighted miraculous stories, given a voice…
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I Lost My Baby But Not His Memory
Twenty-five feet of crystal-clear water rolled between the pier where I stood and the smooth, colorful boulders on the lake…
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Children Grieve in Their Own Way
Children are resilient and I believe many people use this logic to think children will be just fine after something…
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My Mom’s Best Friend Helped Keep Her Memory Alive
Cheese toast on chilly mornings worked its way deep into my favorite childhood memories after my mom died. I remember…
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The Legend of Sleeping Bear Speaks To the Bereaved Mother’s Soul
Windows down, we took in the breathtaking views of Leelanau Peninsula. “It is just so beautiful,” we kept repeating to…
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Pandemic Miscarriage is Extra Lonely
She didn’t have to say it. I already knew. Our baby was gone. I watched the ultrasound slowly pan from…
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