At any moment, I am wearing multiple items that represent and help me remember my son. They are small tokens that provide a concrete thing to aid in intentionally remembering him. To most people, these items probably don’t scream that they are memorials for a baby gone far too soon, and that’s okay. They are…
Category: Comfort & Inspiration
Would She Know Me?
It happens all the time. I see a little girl; a year and a half old, brown hair, a curious smile and I think, “That could be Dorothy.” My breath catches in my throat as I watch her toddle back to her parents so she can be lifted into their arms. I would know her…
What song brings you joy?
Earlier this year, Still Standing posted an article about a huge playlist for bereaved parents. It’s full of songs that will really make you feel the love and grief for your baby, and everything in between. It’s a great place to go if you want to sit with your feelings, and really feel your grief…
Team Norah: For the Love
Our daughter, Norah Mae, was born on March 1st. Heaven lent us our perfect little girl for 5 days before she returned to play with the angels. During what was without question the hardest experience of our lives, the Ronald McDonald house provided us a space to gather, connect, and survive. While I was still…
Mindfulness for Loss Moms: Grief with Intention
Did you roll your eyes a little when you read the title of this article? Because, honestly, I did when I wrote it. I’m pretty new to the whole mindfulness thing. I grew up in a small town in Wisconsin, about 45 minutes from the Twin Cities in Minnesota. Both my parents had grown up…
Butterflies and Bears: For the Love
This is the second post in our For the Love series! This is a guest post by Amy. _________ After losing Asher, the only time my husband and I weren’t crying was when we were doing something for him or in honor of him. Immediately following our loss we learned that we had to stay…
A CD for Parents in Honor of Lily: For the Love
I’m so excited to introduce to you our first post in our new For the Love series, about what parents do to honor the memory of their littles that left too soon. Meet Heather! Heather’s Story I lost my 1st baby on Easter Sunday, & it was one of the most traumatic things I’ve ever…
How Do You Honor Your Child’s Memory?
It’s hard to believe it’s already been 4 1/2 months since we lost our son, Brady John. In many ways, it feels like it happened yesterday. Yet, I feel as if I am 100 years older. I’m sure many of you experience this same feeling of time warp. Over the past few months, we’ve done…
Donating After Loss
A couple of hours after Mina was born, before I even got to see her for the first time, the nurses in the maternity ward said I should start trying to pump breast milk. They warned that I probably wouldn’t get anything for a few days, especially because Mina was born so prematurely. To everyone’s…
On Ignoring & Facing Grief
I’m a reader. I love how I can fall into a work of fiction and let my mind hang out there for a while, as well as how I can be inspired or learn something new from nonfiction. I’ve been in love with books since I learned to read, and was an English major in…
What does “healing” mean to you?
I wrote a post recently on Letters to Jonah about healing, and about what that word means to me. I feel like it’s important, so I’m sharing it here! In the post, I talked about how I’ll never be “healed,” but there are certain things that I can do that feel like healing – that…
The Road to Recovery
Broken. It all starts with the words “I’m sorry, there’s no heartbeat.” In that moment, I felt my own heart shatter into a million little pieces. I’ve been wrecked – mind, body, and soul. Body. My whole life I’ve faced illnesses, broken bones, and allergies. I’ve had multiple minor surgeries over the last 12 years. Nothing…
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