Re-learning the Promises of God
I am a mother, but I don’t have a child to hug. I can’t brag about my baby’s first steps, the first day of school or graduation. I have no photographs. But I am a [...]
How to Talk to the Broken Hearted
After losing our twins girls at 20 weeks gestation, my world completely fell apart. As I gingerly attempted to reintegrate my new, raw reality with the life I used to know, I often found it jarring. [...]
10 Years: I Will Always Remember You
This morning on my drive to work I was reflecting on my son’s birthday, he turned 17 on Saturday and got his driver’s license on Monday. What a milestone. My birthday is coming soon. However [...]
Unthinkable Loss: Miscarriage and Stillbirth
“We can’t find a heartbeat. I’m sorry, your baby is gone.” I couldn’t believe what I was hearing – there obviously had been some crazy mistake. At first I thought they must be in the [...]
My Son Who is in Heaven
At 19 weeks I gave birth to a little boy. We named him Jacob. We said hello and goodbye in the same hour. He is not a miscarriage or an almost-child, he is my son. This [...]