124 – Tue, Sep 4, 2018, 9:00 PM
September 1, 2019
I’m feeling a bit “better” now. I don’t really know what that word means. But I woke up this morning, and it didn’t hurt to get out of bed.
“better” is a relative term
When you’re going through tough times, remember that life is about so much more than feel-good messages you read online
April 29, 2019
One author would have you believe tough times can be simplified into 8 feel-good steps. But when you’re going through tough times, life is about so much more than feel-good messages you read online.
“If She Dies, I Die”; Grey’s Anatomy, Life, & Echoes of Grief in Pregnancy After Loss
February 12, 2019
I am pregnant now, 24 weeks. She is healthy and active, and she brings me joy. And I find that I want to be here, and I want to be her mother. But if something were to happen, and that darkness were to fall again—if TWO of my children were to live beyond my world, I don’t know that I’d survive.
1 January 2019
January 1, 2019
This has been a long year, and every time I think I’m okay, I find new heartbreak; new fears. I also find new joy. Because the day before I said goodbye to Amy Anne, I took a chance on new life, and I am both terrified & ecstatic to announce that this spring, Adrian James will become a big brother.
057 – Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 6:28 PM
November 1, 2018
The Miranda from Before knew excitement. The Miranda from Before had plans. She mapped out her life and she felt you move and she lived in a world where passion equals reality. She loved you with the careless assumption that you would always be alive to treasure.
042 – Mon, Oct 2, 2017, 6:14 PM
October 1, 2018
Someone asked if I was “better” today. I don’t think she meant it to be hurtful, but I can’t fathom what she means.
Things I Didn’t Get to Say in Response to Comments after the Death of my Child
November 10, 2017
People said some (mostly unintentionally) hurtful and insensitive things after the death of my child. This is what I wish I’d said in response.
