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No regrets

There was a moment, sitting in the uncomfortable pews of the historical church where we gathered to celebrate Maddie’s short life, that I thought to myself “I hope that if it’s ever Peyton, we’ll be able to say the same things Heather and Mike are saying”.
I protect myself from funerals in a very bizarre way.  [...]

Experienced, but no wiser

If you’ve never attended the funeral of a child, I consider you to be blessed beyond measure.
I never fathomed that I could experience so many emotions at once…grief, pain, relief, joy, guilt, anger, shame, faith, doubt.  Not the day of my wedding, the births of my children, the deaths of my grandmothers have I ever [...]