There really is no right or wrong way to honor your child. Do what feels right or is best for you and your family. There is also no timeframe, and some years you may do more than others, or nothing at all but remember. That is ok. This is your journey in a unique parenthood.…
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Plans Interrupted
Continue...“Wow! Look at those gorgeous colors!” I say to my 16-year-old daughter one morning while driving out of our neighborhood on the way to drop her at school. It had begun as a day where I was more tuned in to the nature around me than to my current task at hand. “Mm-hmm” was all…
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In the Blink of an Eye
Continue...The hours and days and months have gone by faster than I could have imagined. It seems as if I blinked and, suddenly, that tiny baby I held in the hospital isn’t so little anymore. At least, that’s how it is supposed to be. Instead, here I am, standing and facing the reality that two…
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Confessions Of A Helicopter Parent
Continue...I know what you’re thinking and that you judge my actions and dismiss me as being overbearing. The truth is – you’re right, I am. You may never agree with my parenting, but perhaps I can make you understand better. My story is one of love, loss, and fear which has shaped the mother you see…
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A Legacy Of Grief
Continue...I stood in the shade of the 91-year-old evergreen tree, listening to its whisper. The wind sounds different here, soft and respectful of its surroundings. It shades the resting place of my great-grandmother, Eula. It is the tree she saw planted over the grave of her son when they couldn’t afford a headstone in 1927.…
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6 Years To The Day: When It Happens Again
Continue...Motherhood has looked completely different from anything I pictured it would – not so much the day to day. But the very introduction to the end of my bringing children into this world. 6 years ago in the doctor’s office after our 20-week ultrasound. “Something’s wrong…” she said, and I didn’t hear much else over…
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Does a Rainbow Totally Negate a Storm? and Can You Ever Cross a Bridge Knowing it Might Fall Down? And Other October Awareness Stories
Continue...Guest article by Sherokee Ilse If each day in October were used to raise awareness; inspire advocacy and support; and promote prevention research would we make progress? And what if it went far beyond October and became the goal for each and every day of the year? Will significantly fewer babies die? Will more parents…