From Our Family to Yours I don't want to be a Scrooge-y Mommy I've been meaning to post that greeting on my blog, since I don't have all of your email addresses, and some of you I know only Continue Reading »
Walking With You – Waiting
“Walking With You” was created by Kelly at The Beauty of Sufficient Grace to help support those who have lost a child. Together we share our stories, helpful information, scriptures, encouraging Continue Reading »
Dreams and Fears
I've had two dreams about giving birth to a dead baby. I'm in the hospital, and I know it's a different place and time. I remember pushing and laboring, then passing out. I have flashes of them Continue Reading »
I will keep you
for Calvin I will keep you in my heart and carry you there each day. And when I am in my deepest of grieving, my son, I will remember the morning I held you in my arms and saw you in your father's. Continue Reading »
The 5th Belongs to Calvin: Meet My Son
I chose these pictures from the Calvin Phoenix Photo Project, because on this The 5th Belongs to Calvin, six months after delivering my 4 1/2 month old baby boy, I want to share the ways in which I Continue Reading »
Thank You for Bearing Witness
I want to thank those of you who responded to our cries yesterday, on what was supposed to be Calvin's due date. By bearing witness to our grief, you held us. With each message Louie and I felt lifted Continue Reading »
The 5th Belongs to Calvin: A Joyful Pain
How mysterious are the ways of the Lord, that the most painful day of our lives was followed by the most fulfilling. March 4, 2009: This was by far the worst day of our lives, when we learned of Continue Reading »
I’m Not the Only One Who “Needs Help”
Someone who I desperately need to understand (because of this person's significance in my life), believes that because I lost Calvin so early in his life, my pain is easier compared to someone who Continue Reading »