It’s that time of year again. The season of giving. The season of love. A celebration of our Savior’s birth. At a time when there is such excitement in the air, how is it possible to feel so much sadness and pain? Christmas is a time we spend with family and friends. But what if some of those family members and friends are no longer with us? As much as we may want to celebrate, it’s hard to ignore the deafening silence of the absence of our loved ones. I have always LOVED Christmas. It’s my favorite time of year. Growing up, I listened to Christmas music year-round. Then I got married and realized I had inadvertently married a “no Christmas before Thanksgiving” kind of guy. Now, don’t get me wrong…I’m all about Thanksgiving, and I get annoyed that it has become so commercialized and glossed right over by much of the world. But that doesn’t take away from my love of Christmas and celebrating the birth of Jesus with family and friends. And the music. And the tree. ...
A blog about my personal journey grieving the loss of my infant daughter, Eleanor "Ellie" Love and subsequent pregnancy losses.