Seven

I awoke this morning before the sunrise, well before my 5:30 alarm. It took me a while to figure out why, but as I drank my coffee and my head cleared a bit I remembered. I think my body recalls …

Missing someone you’ve never met

Can you miss someone you’ve never met? I know I miss my babies who died before I had the chance to look into their eyes. Our Fiona died in utero eight whole weeks before she was born. She barely looked …

Madison’s Closet

It has been my privilege to get to know Henderson over the last few months. Even just little glimpses into her life as new, online friends has afforded me the opportunity to see a woman who loves her family and …

To my daughters on their fifth birthday

My precious girls, I’ve been agonizing over what to write to you on this milestone birthday. I wanted to write something deep and profound, and I spent all day Sunday with it in the back of my mind – searching …

Expanding

I’m expanding.  In a good way. I’ve been writing posts in my Taking Flight series about healing and moving on from the intense new pain of child loss. That’s not to say that the pain goes away or that one …

Healing Through Self Care – Part 1

Welcome to the latest post in my series called Taking Flight. I have called it that because there have been so many things I have learned from and since our losses that I feel like my life has just begun …

Peace Through Creating

Do you make New Year’s resolutions? I tend not to, because I feel like I’m setting myself up for failure. But I do like to set goals for myself for the year. Sometimes those goals look like: “Survive.” And sometimes …

Today You Will Shine

Don’t we all need this reminder sometimes? Even in our darkest days, we can’t forget that there is something special that only we can offer to the world. This piece is now available as a giclee print in my new RedBubble …

Protecting Your Heart With Family and Friends

Welcome to the first post in my new Taking Flight series! This is one I’m also sharing in the UPLIFT event on facebook, offering encouragement, inspiration, and healing for the holidays. The timing of this post is no coincidence. As we in …

Taking Flight

Friends, Lately I have felt a bit disconnected from what I call “the babyloss community.” It has been a while since I have posted here about the pain of our loss and the grief I was feeling. I’d been writing …