One of the sessions at the 2014 Stillbirth Summit was a free writing workshop. After such an intense few days of medical research and information I was ready for a creative release. Although I've enjoyed writing for quite some time I haven't really sat down in a creative sense since my days in college. I was … Continue reading You Came Back To Me
Category: Life After Loss
We Remember You : Happy 2nd Birthday
More to come in a full post about their second birthday. Thank you auntie Kaylie and cousin Parker for remembering our little ones.
We Remember You : Always in Our Hearts
Filling out thank you cards for donations to my baby loss memory boxes. It hits me. Thirty little toes. I had THIRTY perfect little toes hidden safely in my tummy for 22 weeks. Oh how I wish I could kiss them today.
We Remember You : Sweet Life
The summer of 2012 my neighbor Erica brought us some strawberry plants. It was so healing to walk outside and see LIFE growing. It felt good to take care of something with hopes of fruit. Guess how many strawberries we got from those plants?
We Remember You : Elliot Street
April 2013 we visited Charleston, SC for a getaway, just Nate and I. As we were walking down rainbow row we found Elliott Street. Yes, an extra "t". It still made me think of my son and smile. I love the big "One Way" sign pointing slightly up. We remember you Elliot!
We Remember You : You Are Special Today
I love that this candle has three wicks encircled in white wax. They seem protected. We light it often when we're thinking about them. It lives in a plate that says, "You Are Special Today". We got it as a wedding gift from a dear friend Leslee. I imagined using it for our family on … Continue reading We Remember You : You Are Special Today
We Remember You : Circled in Silver
The necklace my dear friends Anna and Nicki had made for me. It was waiting on my table when I got home from the funeral. The beautiful little feet pin that Amy had for the family at the funeral. Some of my family still wear these on their jackets and it brings a tear to … Continue reading We Remember You : Circled in Silver
We Remember You : ‘Fly on a Wire
I actually saw a dragonfly sitting on the wires just outside my back door.
We Remember You : Three Little Birds
This welcomes you into my home. My three little birds. I love how colorful they are.
We Remember You : North Shore Dragonflies
I found a sweatshirt at a gift shop up the North Shore of Lake Superior and smiled. We were on our first real family trip with Nora to Cove Point.
