loss
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Remembering Our Baby Girl this Christmas
As I sit in my living room, under the beautiful glow of our Christmas tree, it hits me like a giant wave. An overwhelming sense of loss. Sadness. For a moment, I see her face. Tiny. 17 weeks and 3… Continue reading
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Mothering through the Unexpected and the Tragic
The most difficult year of mothering yet. This time last year, Moustapha and I just found out we were expecting. It was too early to have an ultrasound and to know if everything was going okay. But we knew we… Continue reading
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As Mother’s Day approaches, consider the heartbroken, the bereaved Mother, the woman who longs to be a Mother
It’s an innocent question. Not meant to do anything other than start up or continue a conversation. And, it’s a question we get a lot. “How many kids do you have?”“Oh, you just have one girl?”“Just the one girl, huh?”“Wow,… Continue reading
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LOVE NEVER FAILS
Our year was full of JOY as we anticipated the arrival of our daughter, Mary-Linda Elizabeth (expected in January 2018) and as we were able to celebrate our favorite team, the Houston Astros, winning their first World Series. Moustapha even… Continue reading
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Heartbroken
Trigger Warning. This post discusses loss. Psalm 34:1, 18 His praise shall continually be in my mouth. I will bless the Lord at all times; The Lord is near to the broken-hearted This is the hardest post I’ve ever written.And,… Continue reading