by Christine Lester | Nov 18, 2011 | Grief, Spiritual Support
Today guest blogger Christine Lester wraps up her three part series about her newborn scars on her son after surgery. In Part 1, she wrote about her response immediately after his birth. In Part 2, she described how those feeling overwhelmed her once he finally came...
by Christine Lester | Nov 17, 2011 | Grief, Spiritual Support
Yesterday, guest blogger Christine Lester wrote about her emotions upon seeing newborn scars on her son’s body. Today, she writes about how she responded when it was finally time to take her baby, newborn scars and all, home. Newborn Scars, Part 2: Coming Home...
by Christine Lester | Nov 16, 2011 | Grief, Spiritual Support
Life is back to almost normal for guest blogger Christine Lester after an autumn that included a visit from Hurricane Irene. Today’s post begins a three part series exploring how her feelings have changed toward the many scars on her son’s body. In Part 1,...
by Jolene | Oct 21, 2011 | Grief, Spiritual Support
As was mentioned yesterday, October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. In honor of the occasion, guest blogger Ellen Stumbo wrote a two part series about how she reacted when her daughter was diagnosed with the syndrome. In Part 1, she described her initial reaction to...
by Jolene | Oct 20, 2011 | Grief, Spiritual Support
October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. So guest blogger Ellen Stumbo chose to write this two part series to describe what it was like to learn her second child would live with Down syndrome. Today, Ellen shares her initial reaction. Down Syndrome Awareness: A...
by Scott Newport | Sep 13, 2011 | Grief, Spiritual Support
Guest blogger, Scott Newport, lost his son Evan a few years ago. Rather than hide his grief journey, Scott willingly shares his struggles with others on the same path. During a recent summer walk, he took a vacation from his grief and focused on the beauty around him....