Posts Tagged ‘life after loss’
Coping with Miscarriage
By: Sierra Dean After I miscarried, my first thought was, “How long will I be sad?” The answer: as long as you need. Everyone’s experience with miscarriage is different and valid. I’ve experienced several miscarriages, but each one took a certain toll on me, whether emotionally or physically. You have a right to your feelings.…
Read MoreIn the Blink of an Eye
By: Artis Granville I squirmed in the salon chair endlessly. “What’s wrong son?” I asked as I gently rub my tummy. I was now 22 weeks and 6 days along in my pregnancy. I was expecting a baby boy. “Are you hungry?” The stylist asked. “No, my baby is uncomfortable today.” I replied. It took…
Read MoreA Walk With Grief
By: Amanda Crews Grief is catching. After five and a half years of showing up unexpectedly, it continues to do just that. I bent down to pick up the dirty laundry in the corner of our bathroom that somehow landed next to the hamper and not in it. With three children in our home, four…
Read MoreWhen Words Hurt
Sharing your story is intended to help others and continue the story of your baby. There can be great joy with this but sadly also an exposure to unkindness and hurtful comments.
Read MoreThe Purple Blanket
A purple blanket meant to bring comfort, has given me that along with hope.
Read MoreReviving Joy
It takes work to revive your joy after a loss. Be thankful for every small step you make in your healing.
Read MoreTRITE ISN’T TRUE
We continue to love Asher and we always will. He will always be our firstborn child.
Read MoreSuggestions for a Well Deserved Mother’s Day and Father’s Day
By: Cathi Lammert Often times Mother’s Day and Father’s Day are two of the most difficult days for bereavedparents. Some have told me that these days are so painful that they are not able to even acknowledge itfor their own mom or dad, and they celebrate with their parents on a different day. Over the…
Read MoreThat Pearl of Great Price
By: Elise Donovan The following is an exert from Elise Donovan’s new book The Pearl of Great Price: A Year of Birth, Death, and Awakening. This book shares the story of the loss of her daughter Carly, and the journal entries of the year following her loss. Twenty-one years ago today, I birthed my lifeless…
Read MoreWoven Together by Dreams that Never Could Be
By: Amanda Crews I’ve mulled around a number of things that I could say or write to offer words of encouragement, and every time I thought I had something, it failed me. I had no words. There was a block. As I reflected in that space and tried to move the heavy load, it just…
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