Class of 2010 Graduations That Never Took Place

It has been 3 years, 8 months since Jacob died. Why would something like a college graduation be so hard for us to face when Jacob never even came close to achieving that goal? Afterall, he died only 5 1/2 weeks into his freshman year of college. It’s hard because his college graduation was a major life milestone we fully expected to mark with Jacob that we will never get to experience.

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A Gift From Heaven? ~ Mother’s Day 2010

Jacob was with me on Mother’s Day again this year. No, I can’t prove it, but as you read this blog post, it will be pretty hard to deny that he was near.

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Mother’s Day 2009

Ever since Jacob’s death in September 2006, it has been hard to face Mother’s Day.  At the same time, I have a strange sense of nervous anticipation each year as this holiday approaches.  If you have read the post before this one about my first Mother’s Day without Jacob, you already know that something incredible [...]

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A Mother’s Day Gift

For those of us moms who have lost a child, we recently experienced another Mother’s Day, or perhaps our first Mother’s Day, without our child. It’s a tough holiday to mark because the one who helped define us as a mother is no longer here in the flesh. What we wouldn’t give to hear that child say, “I love you, Mom!” just one more time. What we wouldn’t give to get another hug, another kiss, another card with a few thoughtful words of appreciation for who we are as mothers. I will never forget my first Mother’s Day without Jacob.

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