Dear Leah, It’s been over six months since you went to heaven. I have missed you of late and I long to hold you in my arms because it’s getting to harder and harder to remember what it was like to hold you. This scares me because I never want you or anyone to thinkContinue reading “Letter to Leah”
Tag Archives: Grief
Praise in the Midst of Pain
I came across an article titled “It Is Well With My Soul”, and it reads as followed; “One of the best-loved hymns of the faith, “It Is Well with My Soul,” was written by Horatio Spafford. Mr. Spafford, a wealthy businessman in Chicago, lost much of his real estate holdings in the Great Chicago Fire.Continue reading “Praise in the Midst of Pain”
When Reality Hits
A week ago my wife and I took a two day trip and stayed near Hershey, PA. We stayed at a nice bed and breakfast on a horse farm, and we were ten minutes away from Hershey Park. We spent a day at the park and had a lot of fun. I usually don’t likeContinue reading “When Reality Hits”
They Just Don’t Know
“Hi! Thanks for shopping with us today! How are you doing?” “Hey neighbor! Haven’t seen you around for a bit. Everything okay?” “Wasn’t your wife pregnant? How is she and the baby doing?” The hardest thing about being in the general public is that many just don’t know. When asked “how are you doing?”, IContinue reading “They Just Don’t Know”
Empty
The crib, the bassinet, the car seat, the highchair, the changing table, and our arms all have one thing in common; They are all empty. There are no sounds of our daughter crying. No diapers that need to be changed. No looking over the crib to watch Leah sleep. Nothing. It’s empty and silent. MyContinue reading “Empty”
Now What?
The cards are opened. The food has been eaten. The out of town family is gone, and we said goodbye & see you soon to our little girl Leah. As my wife and I were walking the other night, I said to her “Now What?” We know that the grieving process is going to beContinue reading “Now What?”
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