Tag: grief
Getting Through Grief: One Little Choice At A Time
It’s 2023, and I just got done going for a run in my bright orange running shoes. I’m 41, recently divorced, a single mom...
Wave of Light: Remembering Babies & Children Gone Too Soon
As many of you know, October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month. Specifically, we as loss moms hold sacred the date of October...
What To Do (And Not Do) When A Friend Loses A...
You may have heard by now that October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month. If you’ve lost a child at any point (before,...
The Bravest Thing I’ve Ever Done
"How many kids do you have?"
It’s really an innocent question, but one I always struggle to answer. I'm a mom to three little boys;...
Born Sleeping
Shortly before my 38th birthday, we discovered I was pregnant. This would be my fourth pregnancy and the journey up until this point was...
Soft Skill of the Year 2020: We Could All Practice Our...
We are going on eight months of a global pandemic in our country. Remember when we were all just kind of in a flurry...
Yes, I am Grieving During this Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has now taken over our lives and our news feeds for several weeks. I have so many feelings about the changes...
The Boxes in My Closet That I Just Can’t KonMari
It seems like everyone everywhere is jumping on the Kon Mari bandwagon. My Facebook feed is full of pictures of neatly rolled and folded...
October Mom Talk: Grieving with Courage, Grit and Grace
We are so grateful to local speaker, author, and fellow Iowa mom Liv Ryan for speaking at our October Mom Talk. Liv is a...
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day: A Collection of Our Stories...
October 15th is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. For many of us who have felt the incomparable pain of losing a child, knowing...