It is not like a birthday Or a wedding anniversary It is marking one year One year without Matilda Mae One year without our Baby Girl One year since the night that she died How do you mark an anniversary … Continue reading
It is not like a birthday Or a wedding anniversary It is marking one year One year without Matilda Mae One year without our Baby Girl One year since the night that she died How do you mark an anniversary … Continue reading
Today I am honoured to host a Music Play post from an incredible mother and an amazing writer. Mrboosmum shares how music lets her have fun with her family and how musical play has helped her son’s development. This is … Continue reading
I have never talked much about the night she died The night our baby daughter died I have never talked much about how I found her Perhaps because of the feeling of guilt She was beneath her blanket when I … Continue reading
It does not look like the real stuff is coming any time soon So we have been making some of our own Snow Sensory snow For our Show Me Show Me Inspired Sparkle Snow Ball! To make the snow I … Continue reading
Grief is inconvenient It has no agenda Keeps no schedule Does no forward planning You can try to guess when the worst will hit But more often than not you are wrong Grief is inconvenient It is not aware of … Continue reading
This time last year I took my beautifully bathed baby daughter up the stairs to our room I sat on the bed with her Snuggled her Read to her and sang to her As I fed her into a contented … Continue reading
Sunshine through my window
My star welcomed the day
Even if I did not
We sent her wishes
We sent her flowers to the sea
Whisked away by the fast flowing river
Swept away to the sea
Each petal a wish for peace
Each petal a tiny token of love
From Earth to Heaven
By water
We love you and miss you Matilda Mae
On this day
And always
We do x
Here it is The month I have been dreading One year on from the day you died One year on from when part of me died One year on from the start of the darkest days, weeks, months and year … Continue reading
Hold you in my arms I just wanted to hold You in my arms “Silently, one by one, in the infinite meadows of heaven, Blossomed the lovely stars, the forget-me-nots of the angels.” ― Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline: A Tale … Continue reading
Life has changed for me this year Natural happiness and joy are gone Even on my strongest days The hours feel dark and long I cannot do what I used to do I do not see how I used to … Continue reading