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Refusing to Let Go: Our Pale Days

Adele from Our Pale Days submitted this post – I’ll let her explain why ❤ This post describes the medical management of my missed miscarriage in December 2015. I wanted to write about the experience in as frank and real manner as I could for others going through the same suffering. When I had learnt…

Proud Mama

I am a proud Mama because I carried life in me for 30 weeks. My womb is the only home my daughter ever knew and I did my best to take care of her while she resided there. I know that while she was there she only knew love and comfort. I am a proud…

Preparing for a baby you may not bring home: Sunlight in December

This is such a touching post by a mama who was told at 20 weeks that she may not bring her precious baby home. It’s such a tough situation that nobody wishes to learn how to navigate, but when they need to, I hope Kristin’s words can help ❤ When my husband and I became…

Everything happens for a reason? Yeah, right.

Thanks so much to Amy Lied for submitting this post from her own blog to feature on our site! From Amy: I feel like a lot of people can related to this post after loss. There is no reason we lost our children. It just happened to us. Nothing will ever be a satisfactory explanation for why…

But What If Not?

Mamas and dads, meet Kristin, writer at Sunlight in December. She sent this wonderful post in to be shared with all of your here, and we are so gladly sharing! From Kristin: I wrote this post for anyone with unfulfilled dreams, shortly after receiving news that my body may never carry another child. Many of…

Flying for Time by Caitlin Robbins: Raising Money for a CuddleCot

Hi mamas, Most of you in the loss community have, at some point, learned about the CuddleCot. My husband and I knew nothing about them until long after we had lost our son, but there are so many days I wish our hospital had one on hand that hard day in October. Every parent deserves…

Loss In My Life After Loss: Lucy Rose’s Light

Meet Jessica, Lucy’s mama. She wrote this lovely piece on her own blog and has graciously shared it with us ❤ For the past six months, as I’ve made the treacherous trek through the landscape of grief, I have been doing all I can to make it through each day still standing. Every day has…

Now Accepting Published Posts!

Hello, Courageous Mothers and Fathers! We want this website to become a hub to not only read original content, but also discover great posts on others’ blogs. So many of you have so many amazing posts – we’d like to share them here! So, there’s a new form on the site for submitting a published…

Things I Will Never Know About My Daughter

When my daughter died at 37 weeks, my world came crashing down around me. The universe became a raw, emotional, sad place. Each day that I survived was a miracle and every moment that I lived and she didn’t, felt like a curse. Shortly in the beginning of our healing process, I remember my husband…

Let Me Help You Out: What To Say (And What Not To Say) To A Bereaved Mother

A grieving parent can receive many things from people after the death of their child. They may receive cards, casseroles, texts, gift cards, and flowers. They may receive visitors at their door or phone calls from loved ones far away. I was the recipient of all these things after we lost Dorothy, but what resonated…

Now Looking for Volunteers

Dear Courageous Mothers and Fathers, When I started this community, I had big dreams of facilitating its growth. Today, I still have those dreams, but I know that I cannot make them happen alone. I have great ideas for this community, but in my grief and busy life, I need help to carry them out….

Diving Into Reflection

I’ve had an interaction that has sent me reeling. You know, the kind of conversation that leaves you examining every inch of your life and overturning every thought in your mind. The questions that were asked of me were the most difficult questions I’ve been asked in my journey. I spent some time heavily immersed…