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Butterfly Release 2023
In honor of Father's Day, we wanted to celebrate with our families in a special way. What better way to honor our babies and recognize the men in our lives than with a Butterfly Memorial Release! Photos were taken on June 3, 2023 at The Ewing and Muriel Kauffman Memorial…
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Mother’s Day Tea 2023
[caption id="attachment_6231" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Our 2023 Mother's Day Tea[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6232" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Vanilla Macaron and Hershey Kisses filled Teacups[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6233" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Happy Mother's Day Flowers[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6234" align="alignnone" width="960"] Cupcakes - Almond Amaretto and Chocolate Raspberry Nutella[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6235" align="alignnone" width="960"] Mother's Day…
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Lean Into Spring
"Earth teach me to forget myself as melted snow forgets its life. Earth teach me resignation as the leaves which die in the fall. Earth teach me courage as the tree which stands all alone. Earth teach me regeneration as the seed which rises in the spring." -William Alexander Each…
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Microchimerism
The belief that a child is always a part of you is quite literally at the cellular level in a mother’s body tissue. “As early as the second week of pregnancy, there is a two-way flow of cells and DNA between the fetus and the mother. Cells containing DNA…
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Presidential Bereavement from Years Past
Bereaved Presidents Did you know that twenty-six of our 45 presidents and their wives were or are bereaved parents to at least one of their children? Our sixteenth president, Abraham Lincoln, lost two sons during his lifetime. Edward (4 years old) and William (11 years old), while President Lincoln was…
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Pregnancy After Loss
One Year Later…
[caption id="attachment_5696" align="alignnone" width="1280"] Left: Owen's Pregnancy Announcement, Aug. 2021 - Right: The Clough Family, Aug. 2022[/caption] It's incredible to look back on just a short amount of time and see where life can bring you. A year ago my husband and I had just learned that new life…
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Her First Day Of Kindergarten
Her first day of Kindergarten... a day that will never come. Today I should be doting on her - in dismay over how little she no longer is, but also so proud of the big girl she is growing up to be. Today I should be tearing up as…
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Miscarriage
To the couple who just learned they lost their baby
To the couple who just learned they lost their baby. I see you… I see you making your way, as quickly as you can, out of the doctor’s office and into the elevator - safe from peering eyes. I see you, mom, eyes red and puffy… trying so hard to…
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Birthdays in Heaven
Happy 5th Birthday, Emilia!
Today we celebrate Emilia's 5th Birthday! Five years!! It doesn't seem possible. It feels like yesterday I was cradling her in my arms, savoring each moment, knowing they would soon be my last. I miss her so much! Time passes, the world keeps spinning, life brings changes - but…