Jeff travels internationally for work. I am always with him while he packs. It's our ritual. His packing, though full of sweet minutes and fluffing of laundry, also always sets into motion a rush of memories for me from the day our boys were born and died. Add this to the list of reasons I like …
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Today is our second wedding anniversary. Two trips around the sun, two daughters anticipating a new year in middle school, two little guys in heaven, two healing mommy and daddy hearts. This day has come with an unexpected "anniversary reaction" for being an anniversary. By that I mean, it's started a lot of crying, when …
One thing Jeff and I have talked about with other loss parents is the way well-meaning acquaintances, friends, and family sometimes say "the wrong thing" when hearing the bad news that our babies have died. I think this happens because even simply thinking about the death of a baby is so shocking, burdensome, and intense …
One thing I have longed for in the last 10 months was some sort of salve, some activity or thing or idea which could give me lasting comfort. When we are hurting, don't we just want to feel better? My mind has been working through full-blown grief, post-partum depression, and PTSD. I'm going along pretty …
Everlasting Mama 