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Faith, Grief, Loss
October 16, 2019
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Dear Grieving Mama, He Sees You

On those moments when you can’t get out of bed. When the pain is so sharp this new life can’t possibly be real. When you don’t recognize the…

Loss, Motherhood
October 14, 2019
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You Kept the Kids Alive, But I’m the One Who Couldn’t

I hear it at least once a week–usually from a meme on social media. Someone joking that “at least I kept the kids alive.” While other moms…

Grief, Loss
October 11, 2019
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Your Loss Matters

Whether you lost your baby at 6 weeks. Whether you lost your baby at 12 weeks. Whether you lost your baby at 16 weeks. Whether you lost your baby at…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
October 6, 2019
5 Minute Read

We Are Mothers Forever, Even When Our Children Are in Heaven

We mothers will never forget those precious moments when we held our children in our arms for the very first time. We cuddled our babies, sniffing…

Faith, Loss, Motherhood
October 3, 2019
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When Jesus Met You in Heaven

To my child born into Heaven: I love you. More than anything in the world, I wish I could hold you and tell you that I love you a million times. When…

Baby, Faith, Grief, Loss
September 30, 2019
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The Arms That Once Carried the Cross Hold Your Baby Today

My friend’s baby entered the world in the middle of the day. He entered the world sooner than we anticipated. He arrived and the tears that…

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
September 25, 2019
4 Minute Read

This is Stillbirth

I was halfway through my pregnancy. We had already made the announcement that we were pregnant with our daughter’s younger sibling weeks…

Grief, Loss
September 16, 2019
4 Minute Read

There’s An Urn Where Her Smile Should Be

Have you ever sat in the mortician’s office? I have. I never planned on it. Nobody does. But then you lose a child. And there you are. Choosing an…

Friendship, Grief, Loss
September 15, 2019
3 Minute Read

Holding Space in the Fragile Balance of Life

On this ordinary day in the NICU, I went to fill my bottle in the kitchen after my 1 p.m. pump. I saw a mama there, sitting alone, hiding her face in…