God’s Grace Carried Me Through the Loss of My Son
When I brought my firstborn home from the hospital, I taped a poster next to the changing table that had…
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7 Platitudes Not To Say To a Bereaved Mom
“You are so strong!” “I can’t even imagine what you are going through.” “God needed another angel. She was too…
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A Piece of Me Died With My Daughter
When your child dies, like my daughter Colette did, your world gets broken into two—the before and the after. The…
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Love Doesn’t Stop When Your Child Dies
Grief takes hold of you and won’t let go. It is intertwined in every aspect of daily life. There are…
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Grieving Mom Warns Families About the Dangers of Button Batteries To Children
I finally got to hold her again. One last time. But if it was possible, I would have held…
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By Charmaine Johnson-Fuller There’s No Rule Book For Grieving the Loss of a Child
Here’s a disclaimer: I’ve been writing this article for six months. I’d start and stop. My excuses ranged from “no…
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“It’s Sarah. She’s Gone.”
October 4, 2019. “Hi, Kristen. This is the constable. I need you to give me a call.” Those words will…
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Dear Grieving Soul, God Hears the Cries of Your Broken Heart
I remember the moment I finally yelled at God and let it all out. I was driving, alone, for the…
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To the Angel Parent With a Broken Heart
To my fellow angel parent, I hate that you are a part of the angel parent club. I would give…
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Loss Carves a Tender Space in a Mother’s Heart
From the moment you see those two lines on a pregnancy test, something inside you shifts. Whether or not you…
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Grief is Love Unfinished, But Jesus is Love Unending
I died the day he died. Or at least a large part of me did. I held the hand of…
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By Ann-Marie Ferry The 5 Stages of Grief For a Loss Mom
The suddenness of grief is disorienting. It leaves us grappling for a way, a path to walk. We, as bereaved…
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