Several years ago, when we had only been married about two and half years, I was really struggling with idea of a new year – another new year with no living baby, but three little saints. With each gathering, I couldn’t help but think of the little ones who were missing. … More A New Year’s Kiss
Often, what we may experience in that moment as anger or sadness is actually the God-given recognition of something beautiful—a good desire from God that has been overshadowed by loss. … More Dear Friend of Child Loss, A Note for your Heart as we Enter a New Year
When a common grief becomes a shared grief, we make space for healing. Not because our suffering goes away, but because we are not alone in it. A common grief doesn’t make our grief less, but gives us the courage to look our loss square in the face and say, “Yes, it is this bad. It does hurt this much. I don’t have to pretend it doesn’t because I know you feel it too.” … More A Common Grief