In honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, this post today is dedicated to all of the mommas and daddies who have lost a child, whether from miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant loss. If you have experienced pregnancy and/or infant loss, my hope and prayer is that these words encourage and comfort your heart today. I’m not sure how long …
The Joy and Privilege of Carrying My Daughter to Term
“Lord, we don’t understand this, but we just ask that in some way you would be glorified through our baby’s life.” I didn’t have words to say, but the Lord gave Mace these words to pray after the doctor told us our daughter Hannah Grace who I was 11 weeks pregnant with was incompatible with life. (If you missed the …
The Day My Daughter was Diagnosed with a Fatal Defect
Do you have an event in your life that split your life into two parts–your life before that event happened and your life after that event happened? It could be the death of a loved one, a diagnosis you received, or any other event that drastically altered your life. If you have an event like that, you now see your …
10 Things I Want You to Know about Me as a Loss Mom
In honor of July being Bereaved Parents Month, I wanted to share 10 things I want you to know about me as a loss mom. My heart in sharing is two-fold. One, because by sharing, I hope that other loss moms and dads can identify with me and not feel alone in their own grief journeys. And two, to bring …