Can’t go around it. You just have to go THROUGH it. It is October. October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. If you’ve suffered the loss of a baby or pregnancy or child, I hope you’ll consider joining our community at Sunshine After the Storm: A Survival Guide for the Grieving Mother. While we […]
Cheated in the final moments {infant loss}
It never occurred to me to shop for a casket for the baby. Perhaps because I was hospitalized during those final weeks, and, while the situation was grim, I still held on to a shred of hope. I could not allow my mind to go there. I could not plan for her death. For their […]
The long awaited "Kathryn" Molly Bear
I have talked about Molly Bears before in posts on the blog, but never done a dedicated post. That’s a shame, because it is in incredible organization. My friend Jennifer actually interviewed the founder of Molly Bears, Bridget, for a Philanthropy Friday in January 2013. I had actually already requested my bear at that point […]
The long awaited “Kathryn” Molly Bear
I have talked about Molly Bears before in posts on the blog, but never done a dedicated post. That’s a shame, because it is in incredible organization. My friend Jennifer actually interviewed the founder of Molly Bears, Bridget, for a Philanthropy Friday in January 2013. I had actually already requested my bear at that point […]
Happy 1st Birthday in Heaven
Dear Cate – Today is your first birthday. I hope you are having a wonderful party in heaven. I never got to meet you or see you but I love you anyway. Just a little more than a year after my own “Kate” (as Grandpa calls her) went to heaven, you joined her. Your mother […]
Saturday night we Return to Zero
I am still a tad bit behind… okay, a lot behind. This blog has taken a back seat while I’ve tried to recover from three months of non-stop fundraising and two major mega campaigns. I’m not quite sure when I’ll be completely caught up. I have packages of books to mail around the country, thank […]
A different kind of baby book
Some of us are really good at saving every memento and writing down every first moment with our children. Some of us. I haven’t been great at it. With Nayner Bug, I took a day off of work right before Jelly Bean was born and spent the entire day assembling his baby book so that […]
Rough Waters
Grief is a funny thing. You’ll be chugging along, everything is great and life is good, and then BOOM. You’re knocked to your knees out of nowhere. I recently had a day like this. Sundays are difficult in general. I get the three kids up and ready for church, and often have to deal with […]
October 15th is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss (PAIL) Remembrance Day
The whole month of October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, but October 15th is our day of remembrance. This year I am again hosting a linkup for anyone who has a post that they would like to share about their experience with PAIL. If you don’t have a story to share, you can […]
Count the Kicks! {Pregnancy and Infant Loss}
Today is Monday, October 14th. That day really has no meaning to me. But tomorrow does. Tomorrow is Pregnancy and Infant Loss (PAIL) Remembrance Day. October 15th. For those of us who have lost a baby, “October 15th” means many things. It means breaking the silence, remembering our babies, talking about PAIL, the WAVE OF […]
Sunshine After the Storm: A Survival Guide for the Grieving Mother is published! {Pregnancy and Infant Loss}
Today is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Sunday. And in honor of that, we have a special gift. This is a HUGE deal! I’ve been working on this book for months with 30 other amazing writers and bloggers. And the day has arrived. Starting today and running through the 17th in honor of Pregnancy and […]
It’s Time to Bury my Daughter
On September 28, 2011 it will be two years since we received our fateful diagnosis of TTTS. It’s time to bury my daughter. If you’ve been following my blog, you know that Kathryn and her identical twin sister were born on December 10, 2011. Kathryn suffered from very severe consequences of Twin to Twin Transfusion […]
A Place I Belong
I’m so torn between wanting to go to bed right now and wanting to just write, write, write about a place I belong. As a friend’s husband said tonight, at the end of the day, that’s what we are all looking for. I believe he is correct. My heart is full. My mind is racing. […]
Heavenward
Heavenward… our lanterns light the night. We touched our angels on this night. “If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane, I’d walk right up to heaven and bring you home again.” ~unknown Dusk began to fall and we gathered around the beautiful table. Dawn lovingly prepared a candle for each family represented. […]
