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]
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]
A Crown of Beauty for Ashes
It was a normal day, when the news started to spread across our office. A co-worker, a friend, her daughter, only 8, gone. We gathered, a room full of mothers, in shock. How? Why? Each taking a deep breath as the story was repeated over and over again. I couldn’t find the tears as I… [Read More]