My grandfather's funeral was yesterday so we made our way down to Columbia to spend time with our family. As sad as it is to have to gather for that reason, it reminded me of how awesome of a family I have. Each time we get together it's like nothing has changed--and we always seem to be able to laugh, despite the circumstances...

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This is true of Jesus:   That is all.   ...

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I think this is really important. Because one of my biggest emotional issues post-Ellie was about my body. And I want to be encouraging in that because I have heard countless women talk about being fearful of having body issues after babies and they aren't even pregnant yet. I blame culture. That's a soapbox I won't jump on today because I will never...

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and this makes me want to hyperventilate, cry, laugh, vomit, and dance at the same time. I'm literally so excited for the end of this crap that I designed and ordered our Christmas cards because I can see the light and I was able to envision this holiday season whereas Chris will have no more school and I am not working and we...

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One thing that I've come to realize after Ellie is that the "world" of infant loss, if you will, is much larger than I ever imagined. Don't get me wrong--I realize that many many healthy babies are born each day and what happened to us is absolutely not the norm (thank God) but walking through this as opened doors to all sorts of...

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