It’s the Flower Food Packet that Hurts
It's the flower food packet that gets you. That little plastic packet with the powder that keeps your flowers alive…
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I Wrote a Children’s Book So My Kids Could Meet My Mother
You rarely hear about relationships built between people who've never met, much less with someone who has passed on. The…
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“It Can Wait.” What I’ve Learned about Doing Too Much after My Mom Died Young
My mom died at the age of 45. Yes, just 45. Around Mother's Day, the reality of just how young…
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By Christie Lynn Time Doesn’t Make Mother’s Day Hurt Any Less
I’ve been in this motherless daughter club for over a decade now. Most of the time, that still seems strange…
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Can You Hear the Silent Cry of Bereaved Postpartum Mothers?
Trigger warning: post discusses death and loss The cool air shocked my sweltering face as I walked into the doors…
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On the Days I Miss You Most
Holidays. Birthdays. The day they physically left us. These are the ones that hit the hardest—the toughest days. But they…
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By Kay Marie Murphy We Were Together and That’s All That Mattered
For those of you reading this who do not know me, on January 28, 2021, at 12:20 p.m., my husband…
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By Allie Gravitt I Am the Griever
As I write this, my mother-in-law is in the ICU. We don’t expect her to leave. She’s too young. Sixty-four.…
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By Meg Sexton To the Friend Who Just Lost a Parent: It’s Going to Hurt and You’re Going to Grow
Oh, the inevitable, as we age into our mid to late 30s and beyond. The natural series of life states…
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By Tiffany Nardoni Your Brother Is With Jesus Now
“Thao is with Jesus now,” we told her, barely choking out the whisper. Jesus. This invisible being we sing about.…
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Things that Hurt and Things that Help after Someone You Love Has a Miscarriage
I am sadly no stranger to pregnancy loss. Out of seven pregnancies, I have been blessed with one beautiful boy…
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Even When You Can’t Find Joy, Jesus Is There
The international church service was vibrant with voices lifted up in songs of praise. Many clapped their hands and some…
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