It was two years ago today that we brought Madison’s ...

I’ve learned a lot about relationships and about pain over ...

Last week we moved our daughter into her college dorm ...

Being around people is interesting. I never really had trouble ...

We had a plan. Megan was graduating in a couple ...

Before I had my girls, I remember hearing mothers say ...

Losing Madison has been hard enough, but add the guilt ...

We are nearing the end of our first year, January ...

How many of you got your child dressed this morning? ...

It sneaks up on me so suddenly. I’ll be doing ...

Sadness was always something that happened right after a bad ...

A year ago today, I watched my daughter die. I ...

Having children is a journey, a sacrifice. You make that ...

I picture Madison like this sometimes. Standing there, looking at ...

I’m getting pretty good at pretending to be ok in ...

I haven’t had many dreams about Madison. After we lost ...

I go into Madison’s room sometimes. Her bed has been ...

Since my last entry in May, a lot has happened. ...

For the last several weeks I’ve been throwing myself into ...

I remember people telling me not to make any big ...

Brian decided to help me look through Madison’s toy bag ...

I like Him too honey💜 I came across this memory ...

I’ve been thinking about the stages of grief, wondering how ...

I’m one of those people who love nature shows. I ...

Every day is a struggle. Everything around me is a ...

I look at pictures of Madison now and watch videos ...

Ever since we lost Madison, the events of that day ...

I’ve had a heightened sense of everything around me since ...

From a very young age, we’re taught that we aren’t ...

I was standing in the ER room where health care ...

Four months ago, life looked very different. The house had ...

I wander around my house doing my normal things most ...

God doesn’t cause our pain. He doesn’t promise to remove ...

Valentine’s Day has never been an important day in our ...

Life often presents us with troubles. From a very young ...

It was a beautiful party. Madison’s teachers decided to create ...

Madison was such a unique soul and personality. She made ...

My hands were on Madison’s face and I was kissing ...

Oh, sweet baby, I miss you so much. I thought ...

We are learning to live with grief. It’s a constant ...

Nothing makes sense. Waking up, doing laundry, making dinner, picking ...

I can hear her now. The dramatic gasp followed by ...

While traveling wasn’t the most fun thing we did over ...

Some of the most meaningful Christmas presents we received this ...

Think Of Me… The next time your little girl holds ...

May we greet the new year with hope Always cherish ...

Yes, baby, He brought peace and hope to a very ...

Thinking about you, knowing how much you loved it here ...

I definitely have regrets as a parent. I’ve lost my ...

I can’t decorate for Christmas this year. Anyone who knows ...

I shared this with a friend yesterday because I’ve had ...

Madison loved bananas. Well, actually, she had a love-hate relationship ...

On October 27th, I wrote that I didn’t know how ...

“…and he shall wipe away every tear from their eyes, ...

Look for the joy. Always look because you’ll find it. ...

I want to touch her face. I want to give ...

I went about my morning preparing some simple, nostalgic Thanksgiving ...

One last trip to pick Madison up and bring her ...

One of the hardest parts of this, aside from the ...

“Hi, how are you?!” “Have a great day!” “Happy Holidays!” ...

Dear people who might see me in person. It’s ok. ...

The last words my daughter said to me were, “Momma, ...

Family, friends, and mothers. I cried with all of them ...

From Tamara Jeanne: 7 years ago I met her. One ...

I don’t know how to do this. I can’t describe ...