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Building Resilience: Learning from the Past Without Getting Stuck There
The starting gun sounded. I propelled myself out of the starting blocks. My legs worked to catch up with my body as I pushed forward. As...
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Jan 5, 20243 min read
The Tiny Stone: A Poem for Infant Loss
A tiny stone tossed A splash too small for most to see A little life lost It seemed like only tragedy The water, once still, moved...
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Dec 2, 20231 min read
Finding Gratitude In Grief
After our 16-hour drive, we brought our bags into the cottage, Sunny Escape. Yes, the cottage has a name, and it has been in my family...
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Nov 6, 20233 min read
You Are Not Alone - Part 4
I stood up from the familiar pew as the praise band played an instrumental version of “Lord I Need You” to close out the Sunday service....
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Oct 30, 20233 min read
You Are Not Alone - Part 3
By Julie Reuschel If you are reading this, you are probably either now a part of a group no parent ever wishes to be a part of, or you...
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Oct 16, 20235 min read
You Are Not Alone - Part 2
By Selena Veach I was 34 when I got pregnant. I was so excited! I had waited a long time for this day. I’d been married for 10 years, but...
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Oct 9, 20233 min read
You Are Not Alone - Part 1
Any onlooker who saw four ladies at Applebee’s that night may have mistaken it for a girls’ night out. They may have assumed we gathered...
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Oct 6, 20233 min read
Grieving My Dream Life
Next week my husband, Matt, and I will celebrate our 20th Wedding Anniversary! Twenty years ago today, I stressed about guest lists,...
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Aug 4, 20234 min read
Grief is weird
“Even if you are not consciously thinking about your grief and trauma, your mind and body are holding on to all of it.”
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Jun 2, 20233 min read
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