To those who say not to let my grief define me, I say, "Why not?" Our everyday experiences shape who we are. So why not the extraordinary ones that rip our hearts open? A heart that knows mourning is Continue Reading »
Grief after grief
This is a photo of Mama Sue from when she was younger and lived in Japan. We buried her this afternoon. We released balloons, sang a Japanese children's song that she taught us when we were younger, 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 »
The 5th Belongs to Calvin – Right Where I Am: 822 Days
822 days = 19,728 hours = 27 months = 1,183,680 minutes = 2.25 years = 71,020,800 seconds. That's how long I've been without my son. That's how long it's been since I delivered Calvin into this world Continue Reading »
K is for Kinetics (Moving “foward”)
When people tell me you're so strong and I can't imagine and I don't know what I would do, a part of me feels like I'm showing a false front. To some degree, I can understand what they mean: how Continue Reading »
Threads of Hope, Pieces of Joy: Lesson 8 – Learning to Let Go
I really like how this lesson opens — it addresses the fear I expressed in lesson 7 about acceptance meaning forgetting: What does it mean to let go? It is not the same as forgetting and it not Continue Reading »
Tearful, Empty-Armed, Hurting Praise
“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 »
The 5th Belongs to Calvin: Blessed to Be Broken
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 »
