by Kathy on June 23, 2014 · 11 comments
in Background, Bereavement, Blessed, Coping, Faith, Friends, Gratitude, Grief, Life, Loss, Love, Memories, Mental Health, Pain, Parenting, Peace, Reality, Relationships, Sadness, Siblings, Suicide Prevention, Writing
I took this picture, at sunrise on Hilton Head Island, the morning after she died, before I knew she died. ~~~~~~~~~~ I woke up this morning groggy and immediately remembered the voicemail we received upon returning home from our wonderful vacation last night. It was from an old and dear friend’s best friend and I […]
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“They have gone no farther from us than God… and God is very near.” ~ St. Augustine I have attended a lot of wakes and funerals in recent weeks and months. I guess it comes with getting older, that some of my friends, their parents, their siblings and their spouses are going to die. A […]
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We were running a bit late, as we’d stayed home long enough for me to register her for a park district sports class. If we didn’t do it right at 9:00 a.m., she might not have gotten a spot. As we turned right off of our street, habitually following our daily route to her preschool, […]
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by Kathy on November 19, 2013 · 3 comments
in Bereavement, Caring Connection, Coping, Courage, Grief, Healing, Hope, Just Write, Life, Loss, Miscarriage, Neonatal Death, Pregnancy Loss, Reality
She was sharing their story again, one I have heard so many times and variations of in recent years, since they lost their first child and joined our group. It’s a sad story, but also one filled with love, hope and determination to build their family. This time she compared how it feels trying to […]
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by Kathy on October 30, 2013 · 1 comment
in Bereavement, Communication, Coping, Courage, Grief, Loss, Molly, Neonatal Death, Parenting, Pregnancy Loss, Reality, Sensativity
Though our daughter Molly was not stillborn, so much of this video still resonates with me. Please watch and share this. We need to make it okay to talk about babies dying. It happens. And it makes life more bearable for many parents who have lost children, when we are able to feel comfortable talking about […]
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by Kathy on October 15, 2013 · 0 comments
in Babies Benson, Bereavement, Coping, Gratitude, Grief, Healing, Hope, Journey, Loss, Love, Memories, Miscarriage, Molly, Neonatal Death, October 15, Pain, Parenting, Pregnancy Loss, Time
Every year it is a bittersweet day for many families who have lost babies. It represents both grief and hope. It reminds us of our little ones who left this world too soon, as well as everyone in our lives who have helped us to learn to live without them here on earth. Our babies will […]
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