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Loss, Motherhood
March 15, 2020
4 Minute Read

The World May Forget Her But We Never Will

It has been 16 months since my first child was stillborn. Our surviving child, her twin, was very ill for the first year of her life. During this…

Grief, Loss
February 25, 2020
11 Minute Read

I Never Got to Hear My Baby Cry

Life is made up of fleeting moments. Some you catch hold of and can fully enjoy. Some fly by so fast they are a blur in your memory. Then there are…

Grief, Loss
February 18, 2020
2 Minute Read

We Said Goodbye Before Hello

Dedicated to my daughter and to all who unfortunately relate. I still recall that August day, The worst day of my life. Because I never knew before…

Grief, Loss
January 22, 2020
2 Minute Read

Dear Baby, I’ll See You In Heaven

I saw your face for just a moment before the nurse carried your lifeless body away. You looked like you were sleeping, except I knew I’d never…

Grief, Loss
December 17, 2019
4 Minute Read

Finding Hope Beneath the Blanket of Grief

The grief was exhausting—a thick, wool blanket that hung heavy on my shoulders. Often, I collapsed beneath the weight of it. I lie beneath…

Faith
December 8, 2019
5 Minute Read

Her Name is Faith

When my husband and I first got pregnant, we weren’t quite sure what to think. We didn’t know if we were ready—after all, raising a human is a…

Grief, Loss
October 28, 2019
2 Minute Read

I Couldn’t Look at My Baby’s Face

I couldn’t look at your face, my son. And now it’s too late. I’m sorry. I waited too long, and in a blurry flash, the opportunity had passed.…

Loss, Motherhood
October 14, 2019
4 Minute Read

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…

Baby, Faith, Grief, Loss
September 30, 2019
3 Minute Read

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…

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The World May Forget Her But We Never Will

I Never Got to Hear My Baby Cry

We Said Goodbye Before Hello

Dear Baby, I’ll See You In Heaven

Finding Hope Beneath the Blanket of Grief

Her Name is Faith

I Couldn’t Look at My Baby’s Face

You Kept the Kids Alive, But I’m the One Who Couldn’t

The Arms That Once Carried the Cross Hold Your Baby Today

This is Stillbirth

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