I started Calvin's Cupcakes in memory of my first son Calvin Phoenix. It has been such a humbling honor to abide with other families who have experienced child loss, to share part of their stories, Continue Reading »
Capture Your Grief – Day 8: Resources
Baby loss blogs UCSF Compass Care Babycenter Community Sufficient Grace Ministry Glow in the Woods Grieve Out Loud Faces of Loss, Faces of Hope Still Life 365 Baby loss Facebook Continue Reading »
Capture Your Grief – Day 7: Sacred Place
The beach is a sacred space I share with my heaven babies. This connection first started when I wrote Calvin's name at Ocean Beach in San Francisco. It was freeing to declare my son's name in the open Continue Reading »
Capture Your Grief – Day 6: Books
I haven't read/used all of these, and they aren't all specifically about grief or the loss of a child. But just having them in my possession as I mourn has brought me a measure of comfort in knowing I Continue Reading »
Capture Your Grief – Day 5: Journal
I write letters to my heaven babies in a journal titled "Miracles of the Moment." I write about my grief and mourning in this space. Capture Your Grief is an annual, 31-day mindful healing Continue Reading »
Capture Your Grief – Day 4: After
October 4, 2014. I have the amazing privilege and gift of being mother to four in heaven and one on earth. I have no doubts about my marriage and relationship with Louie. I am humbled by the Continue Reading »
Capture Your Grief – Day 3: Before
I took this picture on November 1, 2008. A little over a month after Louie and I were married, a few days after backpacking in Emigrant Wilderness (my first time camping!). I remember how I felt: Continue Reading »
Capture Your Grief – Day 2: Heart
Because I cannot hold them in my arms, I carry them in my heart: Calvin Phoenix (03.05.2009) Rainbow (12.10.2009) Gaelen Evangeline (03.24.2011) Pixel Clementine (11.27.2013) Capture Your Continue Reading »
