We Are All Just Walking Each Other Home
By: Kathy Gardner the circle i find myself in now is small and narrow and sad i go round and round traveling with the other moms who have gouged their own eyes out, too the world has become too scary, too painful, too distorted to look at so we grab each others’ hands and lead…
Read MoreSeptember 2018 Gifts: In Memory Of…
Each month, families and friends have the opportunity to donate to Share “In Memory Of” the baby or babies they have lost. This month we honor and remember the names listed below. In Memory Of: Benjamin Gerard Bilpush In honor of Benjamin Gerard’s first birthday…he flies with angels. Love, Uncle Chris and Aunt Lindsey…
Read MoreOctober Needs You and Me
By: Shannon Duke October is a definite sign of Fall, right? We see the leaves beginning to turn into savory colors. We see people around us embrace pumpkin spice and everything nice. Sweaters and boots are just a hanger away. Plus, football and chili fill the air. When October approaches and it is finally here.…
Read MoreA Thief In The Night
By: Vernitta Walters Tuesday, December 12, 2017. The time had come, our “BIG” 20-week appointment! I was so excited and slightly apprehensive at the same time. Weeks leading up to the appointment, I kept telling myself, if I can just get past the 20-week appointment, I could breathe a sigh of relief. By then, I…
Read MoreHonoring Your Baby: Rituals and Daily Life
By: Brooke Taylor Duckworth When my first daughter, Eliza, was stillborn, I felt paralyzed. Even a few months out from her death, I still didn’t know what to do that would feel like a proper way to honor her. Eventually, we did a variety of different things to honor her memory—and we continue to do…
Read MoreA New Season: Honoring Your Baby
By: Robyn Busekrus As the Fall season approaches, it is bittersweet. Fall has been my favorite season, but this year it has a somber feeling. This time last year, was such a time of joy as we were anticipating our son. The cool weather, the breezes, pumpkins and leaves falling are some aspects of fall…
Read MoreSpecial Dates and Red-Letter Days
By: Sabrina Ivy There’s a little girl dancing through my daydreams. She has long brown hair and a soft yellow dress. If I listen closely I can almost hear her giggling. I try to envision her features, but I can never see her face. Would she look like her sister or brother? Would she have…
Read MoreAugust 2018 Gifts: In Memory Of…
Each month, families and friends have the opportunity to donate to Share “In Memory Of” the baby or babies they have lost. This month we honor and remember the names listed below. In Memory Of: Immanuel Anthony By: Arleen Korenblat Jaxon Hurley By: Enterprise Bank & Trust Aaron Ryan Kohn By: Chicago…
Read MoreWe All Grieved: A Grandparent’s Loss
By: Jaclyn Pieris It was an abnormally warm day in England and I was sitting in a stuffy, grey colored, softly lit room in another weekly counseling session. I was enrolled in a training course to become a therapeutic counselor, and I had to undergo 50 hours of counseling. This requirement was exactly what I needed…
Read MoreA Trip To Heal
By: Jenn Stachula I have always loved a good road trip, and a good story. And in the spring of 2017, our little family was in desperate need of both. In just a handful of months, we had experienced the greatest of joy with the news of a new baby in our family and endured…
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