Guest post by Jennifer Swartvagher Even with the best laid plans, I didn't make it to Italy. I'd do anything to be in Holland. I'd proudly wear my wooden shoes. My trip crash landed prematurely in an empty field. Can I go back and find a better travel agent? I still look for Bennett. There is this constant feeling that someone is missing. Did … [Read more...]
Going Beyond Hurt Feelings
June 17, 2013 by 5 Comments
Guest post by Kori Keller When Ramsey died, some people couldn't grasp it. They could not venture out of their comfort zone and comfort me. They ignored me, they talked about everything EXCEPT her and slowly we lost communication. I was hurt, confused and frustrated. I so desparately wanted to write a "what you should do" article and even started … [Read more...]
The Perfect Grief Mom
June 14, 2013 by 3 Comments
Guest post by Marie Hughes I am a perfectionist, and I wanted to be a perfect mom. When I became the mom to an angel—Sadie’s mom—I still found myself striving to be the perfect “grief mom.” That’s very hard. I want to be productive for her, inspiring for her…but I am so sad, and I am so broken. What I have to accept is that being broken … [Read more...]
The Little Boy Who Follows Me
June 13, 2013 by 9 Comments
Guest post by RaeAnne Fredrickson There is a little boy who follows me. Everywhere I go and in everything I do. He’s a just a little guy with lots of soft brown hair and big brown eyes that sparkle. He has a great big smile with a few teeth popping through. He’s just learning to walk and he loves to play with his toys. When I wake in the … [Read more...]
The Sharp Edge of Joy
June 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Guest post by Kim After Mara died, I spent a lifetime year confronting/realizing/being shocked by/planning for all the things that would hurt as I lived through them without her. Some of them were major milestones and holidays. I knew they were coming and I planned for them in my mind, and pitched myself into them headlong, because I don't hide in my … [Read more...]
Feeling One Day
June 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
My daughter Kiley knows no strangers. Within minutes of meeting someone, they will have her life story. "Hello," she says. "My name is Kiley. I'll be five soon. I'm having a princess cake for my birthday. That's my big sister...her name's Kaitlyn. And this is my new baby brother. His name is Noah, but he didn't build the ark. He was in mommy's tummy, … [Read more...]
I am a Lucky Man
June 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Guest Post by Adam I am a lucky man except I’m not. We are a lucky family except we’re not. My wife and I live in our ideal 30 year house in a cul-de-sac neighborhood with our 3 year old daughter, Madelyn, and our 6 month old son, Jackson. Madelyn is as stubborn as we had hoped for to be and as smart as some kids twice her age. Jack refuses to … [Read more...]
Feeling One Day
June 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Guest Post by Kristen Hackler My daughter Kiley knows no strangers. Within minutes of meeting someone, they will have her life story. "Hello," she says. "My name is Kiley. I'll be five soon. I'm having a princess cake for my birthday. That's my big sister...her name's Kaitlyn. And this is my new baby brother. His name is Noah, but he didn't build … [Read more...]
Motherhood and Tears
June 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Guest Post by Hannah Rose Allen The only motherhood I've ever known is mothering a grave. A legacy. It makes me as a mom feel quite out of place, especially on Mother's Day. I hold my daughter in my heart, rather than my arms. I have no other living children on earth with me to help ease the pain. The ache. My "parenting decisions" are … [Read more...]
Letting Death be Your Teacher
June 4, 2013 by 7 Comments
Guest Post by Rachel Lewis In one year's time, two of my children died during pregnancy. In that year, my very dear grandma also suddenly died. I think of it as a year of death. A year that has forever changed me. I know death has changed me when I look at my sleeping child, and I can't help but wonder what she will look like in her coffin. … [Read more...]
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