The most comforting words I heard at my son's funeral service were, "What was his personality like?" It was a dear friend from years ago I had not seen in over a decade. She obviously had never met my son and I am not sure she was even aware I'd had a child until she'd … Continue reading Please ask
I am making huge efforts to move forward, make progress, continue to live and breathe without my son. But I cannot escape the fact that today is Sunday the 22nd. He died eight months ago on Sunday the 22nd. Even writing the words, "he died," is difficult, surreal, impossible. I've been waking up to silence … Continue reading Not that I’m counting
My husband and I have very similar stories when we reminisce about childhood memories of our grandmas. He never met either of mine and I had the pleasure of knowing and loving only his maternal grandmother. However, all four of our parents had moms who spoiled their grandchildren by filling their bellies, ignoring slight misbehaviors … Continue reading The Gift of Grandmothers
Five months ago today I said goodbye to my baby. Five months I carried him in my womb. Five months he lived with cancer. In the last five months I have painted the kitchen and living room. I painted the garage. I started volunteering and then began a new job. We took two vacations and … Continue reading Five Months (8/22/15)
In reality, there is nothing, ever, that will stop us from missing our baby.
I only want you to know that my love for you spans all the Heavens and Earth and I will never stop loving you.
There is something I know but I will never understand. There is something I feel that is not physical and it's not psychological. But I know it and feel it in a place that I can only conclude is my heart. Some people would describe it as faith. Faith is a belief in a thought, … Continue reading Connections
My heart will never be quite whole, but in time, it will be a beautiful work of art.
Parenting Angels 