International Bereaved Mother’s Day is today, May 5th, 2019. Every year, this day falls one week before “regular” Mother’s Day. This is my 3rd year being a bereaved mother on this day. It’s surreal that it’s been that long, but here I am. In my first year, just 4 months or so after having Jonah, I remember looking at mamas…
Just a couple days ago, my sweet little Halley turned 8 months old. Sheesh! She’s doing so many things -crawling, pulling herself up on some things, trying more solid foods, being curious about SO many things…it’s...
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The emotions in my heart as I write this are complicated. There are so many seasons to life, and within that, there are so many seasons to grief. I once heard grief described as a ball bouncing around in a box. There’s a button in...
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Welcome to the world, Halley!! Halley LaVonne Skow was born on September 1st, 2018, at 12:32pm. She weighed 6 pounds 2 ounces and was 18 inches long, and she was beautiful! This is her birth story. In week 37 of my pregnancy, I was...
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Oh hey there, blog! Long time, no see. While I meant to blog through my second pregnancy, sometimes the best of intentions just don’t turn into action. So, as of my last post, we were just about to enter our 11-week stretch of...
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The last time I wrote was on Jonah’s birthday. That was almost 2 months ago! What have I been doing for all that time? Well, I’ve been growing Jonah’s little sibling <3. In mid-January, we found out that I was...
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Dear Jonah, Wow, a whole year! Today you are one, my love <3 Today, I’ve been thinking a lot about the day you were born, and how you were born. It’s hard to not think about it, considering that’s what your...
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Jonah’s anniversary of meeting his grandma Kelly in Heaven is 8 days from now, and his birthday is 9 days away. I’m not sure how it’s possible that it’s been a year, but I also feel like it’s been forever...
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2018 is a bright one so far. We welcomed the new year in with friends last night, so I didn’t wake up until just past 9 AM. I walked out of the bedroom to find a brilliant sun shining in a crystal blue sky. It’s one of...
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The Doornink family gathers every (close to) Christmas Eve for our celebration of love and family, and sometimes a little Jesus. We sit around the dining table and enjoy a meal of turkey, swedish sausage, mashed potatoes, corn...
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