A unique Christmas gift guide—Every item is ethically sourced from sustainable companies working to empower women and give back to our global sisterhood.
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Deep breaths. I know—this is hard. Sometimes we see these days coming and the lead up is harder than the day itself. Sometimes it’s more sneaky and we didn’t realize an event or occasion was even going to be a milestone day in our grief journey. Sometimes we’re just plain
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150+ Advent activities (or Christmas countdown activities) by category: Fun at home, outings, serving others, in the kitchen, decorating, faith-based, crafting, movies, winter-specific, and summer-specific. Skim the list and choose 24 that suit your family! I sat down to plan this year’s family Advent activities and thought I’d begin by
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I get to this time of year – the Christmas season – and my blog begins getting ridiculous amounts of traffic because of this post and this post. And every year I think: Hmmmmm…. I really should capitalize on all that traffic and maximize my blog to rope in
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I am a shameless Christmas LOVER (all caps utterly necessary). And although I put up a few personal ‘boundaries’ around my zeal (ie no Christmas music and movies until Thanksgiving), I begin thinking about Christmas months in advance. Everything about Christmas gets to me – the faith aspect, the festivities,
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Walking alongside hurting people in their pain is a sacred privilege. Thank you for your willingness to hold space for the grief of parents who have experienced miscarriage and other forms of pregnancy loss. The links and resources below have been compiled for easy reference to keep on hand
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At 39, my husband, Ryan, could not recall a single conversation about miscarriage with another man in his life. In his letter to grieving dads, he describes having no idea how to deal with it: “We discuss other important issues at the pub with our mates, at church, on social
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“Why would you let this happen?” “Don’t you care about me?” “Why didn’t you save my baby?” In the wake of miscarriage we’re pummeled with questions—questions about the biology of reproduction, about our bodies, about medical procedures which may be required, as well as questions about how to process grief,
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You made it. It’s been one year since you lost your baby. Did you have days where you wondered how life could go on as you once knew it? Did you ever wonder if you’d stop crying? Or how you would weather the storm? Me too. But now, here you
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Just a quick one because I didn’t want you to miss this flash sale in honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month! At the moment Grace Like Scarlett is on sale for about $2.50 on Kindle ($2.31 last I checked?!) and $2.99 on Nook. Please consider buying this grief companion
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It’s time for me to level with you. Sometimes I find it hard to keep talking about grief and loss and miscarriage. I think to myself, “People will get so bored of me beating this drum.” Or, “There’s more to my life than this one issue.” Or, “People will just
