I knew my first post I did for this community has to be about Trey, the baby I lost when I was 16 weeks pregnant last year. He is the reason I started writing a blog, I needed to share my story because I found that it not only helped me with my mourning, grief,…
A couple of years ago I went to a writer’s conference up in the Colorado Rocky Mountains at Estes Park. Oh my goodness, it’s such a gorgeous place to be. My husband, kids and pets came along with me. We stayed in a small two bedroom hotel for two nights. While I was at the…
Reeling and Reaching by Author Kate Kelty “Kate. I have bad news.” Before my sister said anything else, my heart had already melted under the intensity of her words. “No Kristen. No.” I wanted whatever it was to be untrue. Whatever pain I was getting ready to feel and face, I needed it to not…
Broken by Tricia Willoughby I’m broken. It is a powerful statement, but true. I came to this realization one Sunday listening to our pastor give her sermon. I was sitting with the rest of the congregation, merrily enjoying the message when…BAM!!! The pastor starts talking about how she had miscarriage years ago and how it…
Karisa’s son is no longer here with us today and his birthday is on Mother’s Day. At this very moment her heart is aching and I want to honor her during this really difficult time by sharing her story. She will never stop missing Jonathan. This will be her first Mother’s Day without him. Yet in…
A friend of mine had a miscarriage and here is her story. Thank You my sweet friend! I can’t say that I was completely unprepared for the news. After all, I had been bleeding for two days before my scheduled eight week prenatal appointment. Deep down I knew something was wrong but I had been…
Around this time two years ago my 84 year old Dad died. Grieving is rough. I miss my Dad and I wish he was still here. The first thing a child does is scream for their balloon to come back when the air takes it away. Helplessly the child stands weeping and upset that nothing can be done to bring it…
Shortly after we buried our baby, Annie, I turned thirty. She was six months old when we discovered she had a massive brain tumor. She died just four days later. The morning of my birthday I was with a group of women who didn’t know our circumstances of the past months, but they somehow found…
I am a follower of Jesus Christ, mom to two teenagers, and wife to my high school sweetheart. My career in oncology social work affords me many opportunities to encourage and support others in times of distress. I also enjoy playing the piano, leading our middle school youth group, and creating crochet gifts for others. …
