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 pregnant. While it was exactly what we wanted, it was a pretty big emotion bomb. Not only was it almost…
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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To learn to be a better writer, I have a book of writing prompts. I asked Colin to open it and give me a random one tonight, and he opened the page to “my favorite recipe”. So, here’s what came out of my soul this...
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It’s no secret that my life has been pretty full of grief lately. I’ve lost my mom, my health, and my first child within the last three years. Despite all of that, I find joy in life. I get up and go to work, I hang out...
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Yikes, it’s been so long since I’ve written regularly! I’m a busy bee. I’m taking a writing class for the next couple of weeks about structuring the personal narrative, and our first assignment was to write an...
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It’s been hard for me lately to write. *Gasp* I know, it’s hard to believe because of how much I was writing in my early months of grief! I just had so much to say at that time – so many feelings to talk about and get...
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October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month, and October 15h is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day. If you’re reading this and you’re not a loss parent, I want you to know that I am so glad to have you in...
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