Posts about Child Loss

Maybe Broken: Grief After Losing a Child

After a difficult exchange in our dads support group, I spent the night wrestling with what it really means to[…]

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Am I Broken? Grief, Scars, and Life After Losing Alex

After reading emails from our dads support group, I found myself asking a hard question: am I broken? Grief has[…]

Why is it easier to give grace to other grieving parents than ourselves?

In our grieving dads group, we talked about guilt. Listening to other fathers, I could clearly see their love, effort,[…]

One Year Later

A year after losing my son Alex, I found that the day I feared most wasn’t the anniversary itself, but[…]

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Where the 20 Should Be

There are a million things I would rather be building for my son than a memorial to place on the[…]

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When Joy and Grief Don’t Take Turns

Tonight I came across a reel that described something I’ve felt for a long time but struggled to explain. The[…]

The Morning I Keep Replaying — And the Guilt I Still Carry

There’s a moment I return to over and over.Not because I want to — but because my mind won’t let[…]

When Grief Shows Up Unannounced

Here I am tonight — like so many other nights.Tired. Trying to go to bed. And like every night, my[…]

Listening for His Voice – Grief, Signs, and Trusting Love

This post is a reflection that follows The Day My Grief Answered Back—a continuation of what it means to listen,[…]

Sharing a Birthday

As if Alex’s birthday arriving on Monday wasn’t already heavy enough, it also happens to be his grandmom’s birthday. That[…]