Creating a Legacy for Your Child Losing a child is every parent’s worst nightmare. It’s why when someone learns you’ve lost a child, their first response is typically “I can’t even imagine what you’re going through.” Truly, they can’t because our brains aren’t wired that way. Sigmund Freud once said that people run towards pleasure … [Read more…]
A few months ago, we were contacted by a woman named Jennifer who had recently lost her daughter. She shared this heartbreaking story and told us about her desire to fund CuddleCots. This was her request: Sorry to bother you but I lost my baby girl Jasmine on October 31, 2014 at 24 weeks and … [Read more…]
I had the distinct pleasure of being a part of the creation of the new book by Nathalie Himmelrich: Grieving Parents: Surviving Loss as a Couple. I am really pleased to say, we successfully launched the Kindle version of the book yesterday! The print version should be available any minute now! This book is an … [Read more…]
June 12th came and went this year, and it wasn’t until a few days afterwards that I realized I hadn’t taken pause on the 2.5 year anniversary of my daughter’s death. And then I realized it has been almost two months since I visited her grave. An enormous wave of guilt rushed over me, but … [Read more…]
Today we’re featuring a story by Kristi Bothur. Kristi is a contributing author to Sunshine After the Storm and writes the blog This Side of Heaven. Kristi shares her thoughts on grief and the passing of time in this story that she wrote over a year ago. On the anniversary of the loss of our children, … [Read more…]
You may have heard the concept of choosing a word, or words, each year as a point of focus. Words such as “present” or “balance” or something along those lines to remind us of where we want to go and how we aspire to live our lives. Last year, “balance” was one of my words. … [Read more…]
Katia is a contributor to our book, Sunshine After the Storm. As you know, we try to provide as much hope and encouragement as possible. She has shared this post that she wrote on her blog, I am the Milk, a year ago yesterday. I love this sweet post. Thank You Katia for sharing your … [Read more…]