To the Doctor Who Heard My Silent Scream
To the doctor who cared for me, I had never met you until the day I walked into your office, and you calmly asked me to lie down for my scan. For…
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To the Daddies in Waiting
To my husband on this Father’s Day, all I can say is thank you. Thank you for loving me despite my faults and being patient as we wait for our…
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Carrie Underwood’s Heartbreaking Convo with God After Multiple Miscarriages
Superstar couple Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher are showing us that “stars are just like us” in a new series for the faith-based…
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I Carried the One
I carried the one. The estimated 1 in 4 pregnancies that end in loss. But instead of adding to our family, something was subtracted. Lost. One day I…
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Dear Rainbow Baby, We Love You Enough For Two
What you don’t know is the ultrasound picture on the refrigerator isn’t you. I couldn’t bring myself to take hers down, and still…
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You Were Designed For More Than My Arms
Sometimes my eyes fix upon a figure with a could-be silhouette. Blonde hair. Blue eyes. A young man coming into himself. And if he has curls? Well, I…
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I’ll Always Wonder Who You Would Have Been
On August 24, I was 16 weeks pregnant with our daughter Maya. Our lives were changed forever that day when we had to face the most unimaginable…
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She Carries the Heart No Longer Beating Within
The sound of a woman sobbing wakes me. Moments pass in the still and quiet hours of the early morning before I realize that woman is me. Tears soak…
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How Do You Grieve a Life That Never Had a Chance To Live?
There’s such uncertainty when your baby dies. Whether you’ve lost them at 5-weeks gestation or 10 months after birth, it can be difficult to…
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Our Baby Lives With Jesus Now
To our baby who is in the presence of Jesus: There have been days I’ve sat down and longed for the sting of losing you to go away, but the…
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