This October 15th seems so surreal. To be one month home with our newest child yet not having an infant to nurse and comfort. To know that she is a fulfillment of God’s plan for us but to grieve the great loss of her mother. I know that they do not recognize this date in… [Read More]
How Do You Remember? Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day
October 15th is Pregnancy and Infant Loss remembrance day. A day set aside to honor and publicly acknowledge our fearfully and wonderfully made babies that lived in our wombs and in our hearts. Miscarriage occurs in one and four women and is still a socially taboo subject but it doesn’t have to be. There are… [Read More]
The Creeping Pain of Pregnancy Loss
I have three children. Three beautiful, amazing, wonderful children here on earth. I have others on the other side of the rainbow. Each successful pregnancy bookended by loss. Except the last. I knew after he was born that my journey with infertility and loss was over. He was the bright ending to 10 years of… [Read More]
For those still waiting…Know you are heard
When At Home Guest Post: Finding Hope Series #Infertility
Today I have been given the amazing opportunity to share our Infertility and Loss journey in the Finding Hope Series over at When At Home. Here is an excerpt from my post: Our family should feel complete. One boy, one girl. Perfection. Only infertility doesn’t resolve itself with the birth of a child. The counting, the trying, the hoping doesn’t magically… [Read More]
Wishing for Rainbows – Support for Moms
Four years ago, after another miscarriage, I had the amazing opportunity to start a ministry at our church for women dealing with primary infertility, secondary infertility and pregnancy loss. This group has been a wonderful part of my healing. They have supported me through several other miscarriages as well as my most recent miracle pregnancy… [Read More]