Tag Archive: death of a child

Jan 31 2013

My lovely Rubbermaid container

“…whatever is lovely…dwell on these things.”  Philippians 4:8 I have my camera and I’m on a mission to photograph something that I consider truly lovely. My plan is to climb up into my attic and photograph a large Rubbermaid container that holds the treasures of my daughter, my Molly-girl. Since she has gone on to …

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May 12 2012

What the Death of My Child Taught me about Mother’s Day

Many years ago, when the death of my daughter Molly was still fresh, I approached Mother’s Day with a sense of dread. I was navigating through some heavy depression, and in my emotional state, the day was merely a reminder of the way I had failed. The lies I believed had me convinced I had …

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Aug 04 2011

It’s Kind of Like Spaghetti

On January 31st, about 2 hours before my daughter died, I was lying in bed with my baby girl, who I assumed had an upset tummy, and during those moments of half sleep and half wakefulness, I dreamed of her funeral. Or, should I call it a nightmare? It was an aerial view of the …

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