Posts Tagged ‘remembering your child’
Grief
By: Amy Lied Grief is now a lifelong companion for me. Over the course of the four years that I have been living with grief, it has evolved. Now, I can breathe easier, the grief more in the background with the occasional really heavy day. During those initial days after the loss of my son,…
Read MoreKindness is Good for the Soul
By: Rose Carlson Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. ~Anne Herbert It is quite possible that one simple little sentence scrawled on a paper placemat in a restaurant in Sausalito, CA in the early 1980s, sparked the concept of “paying it forward.” Random Acts of Kindness, or RAKs, such as paying for coffee…
Read Morenew holiday traditions
New holiday traditions can create a way to honor and continue to love your baby.
Read MoreRemembering Together This October
Parenting after a loss is a dance between gratitude for the children you are raising and longing for those you don’t.
Read MoreDelicate Dance
Parenting after a loss is a dance between gratitude for the children you are raising and longing for those you don’t.
Read MoreSigns From Asher
By: Amy Lied In preparation for this month’s article on signs that we’ve received from our child, I went back and read a post I had written on my personal blog, only two weeks after our son was stillborn. That first week without Asher back in 2017, he sent us numerous signs to let us…
Read MoreMothering Each Day
By: Robyn Busekrus The birds are singing and the sun is shining. When I turn the calendar to May, it brings sadness. I say to myself, “Here we go again.” This month, we honor mothers and for those of us who have been on this loss journey it is difficult. This May, my son would…
Read MoreA Fresh Wave of Grief
By: Robyn Busekrus There is no easy way to deal with triggers. They will always be with us. Sometimes when a song comes on the radio the emotions come strongly. We each have our own way of facing our triggers and every person’s way of dealing with their emotions is okay. I know when I…
Read MoreHelping My Sons Grieve
By: Robyn Busekrus I wish loss wasn’t a part of our journey. When we found out we were expecting, we had this vision of what our family would look like. It had been some years since having our boys, and we always had wanted another child. One of the hardest parts of this journey is…
Read MoreA Father’s Loss
By: Matt Busekrus My wife Robyn has been writing on her blog at www.robynsnestofhope.com and for Sharing Magazine. I have been proud of her efforts and am glad she is using her writing as a platform to help others that have experienced loss. This month, for Sharing Magazine the topic is Father’s Day and Robyn…
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