Does 2013 have to go?
Last night I went to a beautiful event sponsored by M.E.N.D - an organization committed to helping families grieve their children that were lost due to miscarriage, stillbirth, or shortly after birth. This was the 2nd annual candlelight event - where we take just an hour out of the busy Christmas holiday to commemorate our babies in Heaven. This December is strange for me. Next week will be two years since we held Elliot for the last time. Passing from 2013 to 2014 somehow makes him seem further away. I can't go back to that time. The vast majority of the memories are still fresh, but some things are starting to fade. The passing from 2013 to 2014 puts me further away from the last time I heard my mother's voice, her hugs, all of those things. I will never get these moments back until we meet in Heaven, but sometimes Heaven feels so far away. This year I am less focused on my grief than last year. Though I will never forget my l...