Tag: babyloss
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Whose Hands Are We In?
Written: October 2, 2025 I visited a friend today. She answered the door with a mostly naked, almost 1-year old baby on her hip. I cheered him on as he pushed his red wagon across the floor, nearly walking. I watched him crawl into the kitchen and babble “mama”. I got to rub his back…
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It’s Still the Beginning
Written: August 11, 2025 In the beginning, I remember hearing, “Early grief is the first two years.” In the beginning, I remember wondering, “How could anyone bear this pain for years?” We are no longer at that beginning, but still, it is the beginning. And I continue to wonder, “How did we bear this pain for a…
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Labor Pains of Grief
After my water broke during labor with her sister, terror struck me as labor pains began to crush me without sight of relief. I had no choice but to go through the pain. I again feel the space that lies between a rock and a hard place. This is a crushing, pressing in, and squeezing…
A Mother's Lament 