One of the most surprising thing that happened after losing Calvin (and each of my babies) was finding friendships in unexpected places. I was amazed and uplifted by receiving compassion, Continue Reading »
“Because Grief is As Real as Love”
Because grief is as real as love, I mourn. I mourn my babies by saying the same things over and over, by finding different ways to say these things again and again: I hear them with each step I Continue Reading »
More of Calvie’s cloud drawings
In last September's The 5th Belongs to Calvin post, I showed Calvin's name spelled in the clouds. This is the follow-up to that post... almost a year later. Yes, it had been sitting as a draft for Continue Reading »
New feature over at DBC
I have a new post at The Dead Baby Club about this month's featured blogger: a mommy who chose to carry her baby to term after a fatal diagnosis. Please stop by to learn about Myah and her daughter, Continue Reading »
Happy Birthday, Mama
On Saturday, Louie and I went to visit my grandmother at the cemetery. It was her birthday. We brought Calvin. I thought about her rocking him in her arms and singing to him. I emptied and rinsed Continue Reading »
Happy Fathers Day, Louie
And Happy Fathers Day to all the other daddies out there, too: to daddies with children in their arms, to daddies with children in their hearts, and to daddies who are deeply missed. Continue Reading »
Happy Mother’s Day to All Mommies
from my (baby loss) mommy's heart to yours. Happy Mother's Day. Continue Reading »
We are walking for our babies
On April 30, we are walking in the San Francisco March of Dimes March for Babies as a family team. We chose Blessed to Be Broken as our team name to acknowledge both the heartache that has come from Continue Reading »
