I’ll Make You A Rainbow
By Linda Bremner
There is nothing that can truly prepare you to lose your own child. Looking back, I’ve often thought the doctors should have written a death certificate for me as well as my son, for when he died, a part of me died too.
Andy was almost twelve. For over three [...]
Baby Thoughts
Month One:
Mommy, I am only 8 inches long, but I have all my organs. I love the sound of your voice. Every time I hear it, I wave my arms and legs. The sound of your heart beat is my favorite lullaby.
Month Two:
Mommy, today I learned how to suck my thumb. If you could [...]
Smell of Rain
By Nancy Miller
A cold March wind danced around Dallas as the doctor walked into Diana Blessing’s small hospital room. It was the dead of night and she was still groggy from surgery. Her husband, David, held her as they braced themselves for the latest news.
That rainy afternoon, March 10, 1991, complications had forced [...]