A Blog for Grieving Mothers

The guilt we experience after child loss can be debilitating. We feel as if we could have prevented their death...

(as it appears in the Still Standing Magazine) I’ll never forget the day I gave birth to my daughter Katie. Every blessed moment will be...

When I hit the six month mark after my daughter Katie died I remember thinking 'I can't do this anymore, much less for the rest of my life'.

Dealing with the loss of a child may be the hardest thing a parent ever has the face. The pain and struggles associated with this...

Author Lisa K. Boehm describes the five things that have helped her most since losing her 17 year old daughter in 2015.

The New Year represents hope, new beginnings, and change. I think that's why it hurts so much...MORE...

How can you possibly go on after you lose a child? And how on earth, can you celebrate Christmas? There's a hole in your family. Someone...

This time of year can be one of the hardest for those who have lost a child. How can we be thankful when there is a huge void in our...

I sat in my daughter's bedroom every morning after the house became quiet and pleaded with God to help me find a way to be with Katie again.

After the loss of our child, we just want to feel 'normal', yet at the same time we know our lives will never be the same. Over time...

Interestingly, the people you assumed that would be in your corner aren't always the ones who are able to help you. After my daughter...

I now know how fragile life is. We don't all get to live long lives, experience all of life's milestones, and do all the things on our...

Grief is horrible. It changes every aspect about you - physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and socially....

Katie will forever be woven into the fabric of my life and she will continue to guide me from beyond. While not a day goes by without some

There is no doubt about it, a bereaved parent is forever changed. In fact, you probably think of your life as having two distinct time...

I’ve always had loose ideas about how the spiritual world worked. I believed in spirit before Katie died and I believed in God and I...

The worst words for a grieving mother to hear after the loss of a child are: it's time to move on. I choose to believe that everyone has...

Based on my own experiences, I have grouped these signs into 7 categories...MORE...

One day I was asked what I would tell my newly bereaved self, if I could turn back time. Looking back, I wish I could take her heart...

My first dream of Katie came one month after she died. Dream visits have been one of the things that has helped me survive child loss.