We moved out of our last home almost a year ago. I've been thinking about these old front steps a lot lately, the memories of the kids standing here waiting for Daniel to pull into the driveway after work, the social worker parking on the road and walking up to the door with our first … Continue reading On Building Joy
A bereaved mother Orca has been carrying the body of her baby around for over two weeks. This Mama, J35, lost her baby. They believe J35 has lost two babies before. The behavior isn't entirely new, mother orcas have been known to "hold" their babies for a day or two after a death, but this length … Continue reading Let us be the pod
Noah has been gone a little over four months (still not even as long as he was here with us) and today we're just now feeling okay enough to start putting his clothes and things into storage. That's how Daniel and I spent our evening last night. I'm glad we didn't try to rush through … Continue reading Packing His Things
At the end of January when we first announced Noah was going to another family I didn't expect anyone to understand. I fully expected people to respond harshly and critically to the idea of letting our little boy go, but instead we were met with absolute compassion, understanding and condolences. Everyone knew that little boy … Continue reading Healing
Life isn't fair. I know life isn't fair, and I don't expect it to be. Lately though I've been wanting to cry and angrily yell at the universe that one thing in life is completely, unacceptably unfair. Kids should not be so acquainted with loss, with grief and with a loved one gone too soon. It's. … Continue reading Life isn’t fair
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