Pregnancy After Loss Requires a Different Kind of Hope
I sat in my son’s nursery during a 3 a.m. feed—my tired eyes scanning the room, desperate to stay awake.…
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I sat in my son’s nursery during a 3 a.m. feed—my tired eyes scanning the room, desperate to stay awake.…
Continue ReadingI carried my daughter even though she had a life-limiting diagnosis. I was 16-weeks pregnant when my OB called and…
Continue ReadingShe’s listening to country songs as her hair is blowing in the wind. She looks and feels older than she…
Continue ReadingI’ve read countless “Marry the Person Who . . .” articles. All have held truth. All have held beauty. However,…
Continue ReadingTo my husband, as you love me through miscarriage: I need you mightily in this season of grief. Our love…
Continue ReadingShe held the title of mother. She held the responsibility of friend, caretaker, referee, chauffeur, and all the other duties…
Continue ReadingOctober 28, 2019: “I’m so sorry,” she said, as she backed away from the machine as if it were a…
Continue Reading“You don’t have a full plate right now,” she said. “You have a platter at an all-you-can-eat buffet.” It had…
Continue ReadingI lie in bed and close my eyes. I wait. I know it will find me eventually. It always does. …
Continue ReadingI was talking to a friend a few weeks ago about her recent missed miscarriage. As we talked through the…
Continue ReadingIn the time of greatest fear, I was shown the greatest compassion. My baby died. It sounds rather blunt to…
Continue ReadingThere she is. Do you see her? She seems familiar, yet you struggle to recognize this woman. Her cheeks are…
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