Tag: Childloss
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Obituaries
For as long as I can remember, I have been intrigued by obituaries. I love to read them, whether they are about someone I know, someone famous, or just a random obituary in the paper. (We don’t take a physical daily paper any longer and I miss turning to the obit page and scanning for…
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While We’re Waiting
I love the name of the bereaved parents’ group, While We’re Waiting. It encapsulates so much in a few words. The implication is that we have faith and the hope of Heaven which means we will see our children and other loved ones again. That is a glorious promise and a comfort. Missing our children…
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Me, too
I mentioned in last week’s post, The Doldrums, how lonely grief can feel. Especially child loss. In first world countries these days child loss is mercifully rare. It wasn’t always so. Even well into the early 20th century most people had lost, or knew a family who had lost, a child. Miscarriages, stillbirths, accidents, and diseases…
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Doldrums
The Oxford dictionary defines doldrums as “a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or depression.” It’s the perfect definition for the post-holiday blues. January should be uplifting. We’ve entered a new year. Made resolutions to improve ourselves physically, mentally, and emotionally. The decorations are all packed away, the fridge and pantry have been cleaned out…
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Ornaments
When we bought our river house ten years ago, it was our weekend getaway place. It was so relaxing to be able to escape suburbia and our jobs for a few days, sit on the porch swing or the dock, listen to the owls call to each other in the evening, and watch the river…
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Not Enough
From my journal July 7, 2019: Our son-in-law (Rachel’s widower — OH! how I hate typing that) came to visit us for a few days this week. We love him and always enjoy spending time with him. But, I admit I always anticipate his visits with a mixture of joy and dread. Because his presence…
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Thankful
The holiday season is fast upon us. It seems that as soon as Halloween is over most people in the U.S. are rushing headlong into preparing for the winter holidays. On November 1st I saw a house that already had Christmas lights and tinsel hanging from the eaves while the Halloween lawn inflatables lay withered on…
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Hope
It’s frustrating for me as a Christ follower when someone who is not a believer twists a Bible verse in a way in a way to try to dispute my beliefs. I freely admit that, although I read my Bible every morning, I am not a Bible scholar or expert, so I sometimes can’t counter…
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Helpers
We humans seem to feel it’s a weakness to ask for help. From refusing the bagger’s offer to take the groceries to the car to living with knee pain for seven years before finally agreeing to surgery to being reluctant to take antidepressants we want to show that we can fend for ourselves. Is it…
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I Wouldn’t Change a Thing (except)
October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month. Many of the mothers in the two bereaved parents’ groups I belong to have suffered a miscarriage or delivered a baby born straight into Heaven. There are so many emotions associated with these losses, as there are whenever a child dies. But, these grieving mamas also bear…
A Light for My Path 