by admin | Sep 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
Hi Dear Reader, I don’t post here that often. So for those of you that find your way here, I’m grateful for your time and energy shared with me and my stories. Today is the 9th death anniversary of my firstborn daughter, Acacia. Nine years ago...
by admin | Sep 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
9.21.17, Thursday Some days our babies come calling. Mine did today. It’s been a tender time as I’ve been feeling sad, overwhelmed, and a bit disconnected from life. I’m very aware that Acacia’s 8th anniversary dates of her birth and death are next...
by admin | May 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
I can vaguely remember my own pregnancy after loss (PAL) experience. Vaguely because perhaps some things are too hard to remember too closely. And because I also had a lot of support during and after my PAL. It was a time of radical self-care. ...
by admin | Sep 28, 2016 | baby loss, Uncategorized
As I sit here on September 28, 2016, I remember my firstborn daughter, Acacia. I remember she died seven years ago today. I am sad, and I am grateful. Below is the journal entry that wrote over seven years ago – and, well, read it. It speaks...
by admin | Jun 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Another family holiday upon us. Father’s Day. If you identify with the commercialized version of this holiday, the man or men in your life will be grilling, playing golf, fishing and being lazy and unhelpful. I don’t know about you, but those...
by admin | May 5, 2016 | baby loss, Uncategorized
Hi. Aye. This tender, tender time of Mother’s Day. The commercials and ads miss so many of us… and I speak to those of us mothers who have lost a baby. Those of us who had other plans for celebrating today with a baby growing, alive and well in our...