My son will have his fifth birthday in heaven next week. Birthdays and holidays have become hard as a Bereaved Mama but I find comfort in doing things to commemorate & honour Braedon on these days and I give myself permission to feel all of it. Knowing this, my husband surprised me with the most beautiful & incredible Christmas gift this year. We'll be packing our suitcases for an extra special adventure & crossing something off Braedon's bucket list on what should be his 23r

My husband, James who I usually refer to as Boo, gave me a challenge our first Christmas together almost ten years ago. He told me his dad was really hard to shop for; he has everything he said. I quickly volunteered to take on this challenge and was eager to find the perfect gift. Anyone who knows me can attest that I love to put a lot of thought and heart into every gift I give. I like to double wrap and sometimes even triple wrap presents and write heart felt messages to m

On this day, four years ago. I held my son Braedon’s hand as his last breath escaped through his lips and dissolved into the air ever so gently talking all that was him in one fell swoop. One thousand, four hundred and sixty one days. 35,040 hours. 2,102,400 minutes… That’s how long it’s been since his heart stopped beating and mine kept going. Despite that continuum of time and vast space that separates heaven and earth & him and I, loving him is so intricately woven into ev

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