Jena Massie
The Coronavirus Has Nothing On Me
I’m sitting here in my living room, not worried at all about this coronavirus. The girls are running around laughing and playing, and my husband is on the couch next to me, laughing at...
Rising to the Occasion
We went on a family vacation. We took this doll along with us in honor of our daughter that is not here. But, it still super sucks. Just because we have this doll and...
A Different Kind of Valentine’s Day
Valentine's Day seems to have a bad rap for some people. I hear how it's been over-commercialized and is an important reminder of what you don't have if you're single or what all your...
The Ups and Downs
Burpees are the very worst.
I don’t know if there is anyone out there who really enjoys burpees. I mean, I’m pretty sure whoever invented them has had some pretty mean things said in their...
It Takes a Village
Parenting is so very hard. I’m pretty sure it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done. I'm responsible for someone else’s health, safety, and the future outcome - that can be overwhelming at times, especially...
October: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
In October 1988, President Ronald Reagan declared October as National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month saying, "When a child loses his parent, they are called an orphan. When a spouse loses her or...
Holding on to the Sunshine
There is chaos everywhere. Mass shooting possibilities looming around the corners. Cancer attacking all the best people we know. Disabilities overtaking our biggest loves. Bullies cowering over anyone that will bend. Those who bent...
A Letter to the Moms Who Hold Their Babies While Their Friends Don’t
I don't know what it's like to be sitting in your shoes. Holding your baby all this time. Grieving for me, with me, among all the devastation, all the while, still holding the precious...
Looking for Rainbows
A rainbow baby is a baby born after loss. In a sense, the new life represents the rainbow after the storm and after the devastation of loss. Whether it be a miscarriage, still birth,...
WILDFLOWERS
I didn’t know, when we started it. What all it was going to become. I didn't know how it would help heal and transform our hearts and become a part of what defined us...