3 Tips for Moms Enduring Child Loss
This is a hard topic. It's hard to talk about, hard to read about, and so, so hard to live. Pregnancy and child loss affects one in four women from…
VI is Six: Experiencing Birthdays of Child Loss
Happy Birthday, my Sweet Boy. Words are hard today, and I don't much like it that way. Usually I can spread my emotions around on a page with expression and…
There Was No School Bus Today
The first day of school in 2020. There are a lot of parents unexpectedly dreading today as we tackle a new way of learning. Some kiddos are remote, hybrid, in…
Happy Fifth Birthday: Celebrating The Birth of A Son Who Didn’t Live
Happy Fifth Birthday, John Karl! I Googled "best gifts for 5 year old boys" because I have no idea what you might be into. The image of your sweet baby face…
Not Alone, New Affirmations – Guest Post: Tricia Thirey
Tricia and I connected 3 years ago at a writers' conference in North Carolina, though we quickly discovered we lived just a few miles apart in Ohio. This was just…
Waiting for Sticky Notes: The Series
Flashback with me to the 1990s: New Kids on the Block and Best Friend necklaces were the raddest thing on the planet. The latter of those was imperative for survival…
Jesus and Mickey Mouse
Anyone click on this because of the title? Sorry about that. I didn't intend for it to be a "click bait" title, it just sort of happened. While Jesus and…
The Passing of a Patriarch
Ok. I’m going to try to get through this without crying but I’m a Campbell and we cry at Oreo commercials so, ya’ know… This is not my first rodeo…
You’re Four.
Happy Birthday, My Sweet Boy. Today you would turn four! I can't even wrap my brain around what that would look like. My sometimes empty arms ache to hold you…
{When} Octobers are Hard
Fall is my favorite season. I know that's super original. Me, like pretty much every other Starbuck's-loving, boot and sweater-wearing, mini-driving basic momma out there. It's always been my favorite.…