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Grief, Loss, Motherhood
November 16, 2020
8.6K Views
14 Minute Read

By Penny Marenge

Dear Parents of Babies Born Sleeping

I remember it like it was yesterday. A cold, wintry day in January in the dead of a Canadian winter.…

And If You Can’t: A Mother’s Love Letter To Her Child in Heaven

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
October 8, 2020
14.0K Views
3 Minute Read

By Sydney Hatcher

And If You Can’t: A Mother’s Love Letter To Her Child in Heaven

Just shy of two years following my daughter's death, I lay in my bed pleading God for rest. My newborn…

God Held Us in His Arms As We Held Our Stillborn Baby in Ours

Baby, Grief, Loss
June 3, 2020
6K Views
10 Minute Read

By Sylvia Duncan

God Held Us in His Arms As We Held Our Stillborn Baby in Ours

Today my daughter would have been one month old. I have been through more at 22 than most people go…

The World May Forget Her But We Never Will

Loss, Motherhood
March 15, 2020
2.4K Views
4 Minute Read

By Jessica Wolff

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…

Grief, Loss
February 25, 2020
2.8K Views
11 Minute Read

By Elizabeth Kennedy

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…

Grief, Loss
February 18, 2020
5K Views
2 Minute Read

By Jessica Raines

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…

Grief, Loss
January 22, 2020
6.8K Views
2 Minute Read

By Jenny Albers

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…

Finding Hope Beneath the Blanket of Grief

Grief, Loss
December 17, 2019
3.4K Views
4 Minute Read

By Sarah Westfall

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…

Faith
December 8, 2019
3.8K Views
5 Minute Read

By Victoria Van Vlear

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…

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

Loss, Motherhood
October 14, 2019
3.6K Views
4 Minute Read

By Rachel Whalen

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…

The Only Crying When Brendan Was Born Was Mine

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
September 5, 2019
3.2K Views
5 Minute Read

By Teresa Warner

The Only Crying When Brendan Was Born Was Mine

I had a son. His name was Brendan. He would have been 11 years old this September. The kids were…

Baby, Grief, Loss, Motherhood
July 17, 2019
6.5K Views
4 Minute Read

By Rachel Whalen

To the Pregnant Woman: Take the Picture

I’m not one to issue advice, especially when no one’s asking. I am especially hesitant to offer advice to a…

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Dear Parents of Babies Born Sleeping

And If You Can’t: A Mother’s Love Letter To Her Child in Heaven

God Held Us in His Arms As We Held Our Stillborn Baby in Ours

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

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

The Only Crying When Brendan Was Born Was Mine

To the Pregnant Woman: Take the Picture

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So God Made a Mother