Good evening, gentle readers!
I have not been writing here as much of late, mostly because of both family responsibilities and because of my regular writing commitments at the Pregnancy After Loss Support Blog and the Columbia SC Moms Blog. But the new year beckons, and with it my desire to pour out my heart in words on a page, even it is is a digital one.
And like many of my fellow bloggers, I am starting 2016 by looking back on 2015. While in some ways this could be seen as patting myself on the back, it is really a look into your hearts. What resonated with you last year? What mattered? What did you find touching or encouraging or helpful? Because although I write, first, for my audience of One, I also write to serve you, the ones who have been drawn to this welcome mat in the Internet universe.
Here, then, for both my information and yours, were my Top Ten (well, nine) posts of 2015.
I have not been writing here as much of late, mostly because of both family responsibilities and because of my regular writing commitments at the Pregnancy After Loss Support Blog and the Columbia SC Moms Blog. But the new year beckons, and with it my desire to pour out my heart in words on a page, even it is is a digital one.
And like many of my fellow bloggers, I am starting 2016 by looking back on 2015. While in some ways this could be seen as patting myself on the back, it is really a look into your hearts. What resonated with you last year? What mattered? What did you find touching or encouraging or helpful? Because although I write, first, for my audience of One, I also write to serve you, the ones who have been drawn to this welcome mat in the Internet universe.
Here, then, for both my information and yours, were my Top Ten (well, nine) posts of 2015.
20 things that babyloss parents do that feel crazy but aren't
This was the first shocker of my year, when I realized a little post I wrote had gone viral-for-me with thousands of page views. By the end of 2015, it had received over 40,000 page views, making up over half of my blog's pageviews for the whole year! And it is a testimony of the desire of the babyloss community to connect with each other, because we get it. And we aren't crazy.
What apraxia really is
Number two on the list, with over 13,000 page views, was this article I wrote about apraxia, the speech condition that affects our rainbow son, who is now three years old. Through his condition, I have connected with another amazing "tribe", made up of parents of special needs children and especially those who become their child's voice in the world while waiting for them to find their own.
A prayer for my son with apraxia
Another post about apraxia, this one expressing my heart cry for my son and his future. Also available as a free download.
Dear mom of a baby in Heaven
This is probably my personal favorite from 2015. It is what I would share with a newly bereaved mother if we could sit down and have a cup of tea together. It is what I want to assure every parent of. It's not your fault. You're not going crazy. You won't always feel this way. You're not alone. Your baby mattered to God - and so do you. This one is also available to download as an e-book.
The five R's
Another of my passions, homeschooling, came to the forefront in this post, where I shared a simple outline of how we do school each day with our then first grade daughter. Redemption. Recitation. Reading. Writing. Arithmetic. Over six months later, it is still working.
10 reasons to pursue modesty
It seemed that there were a plethora of articles about modesty in the first half of 2015, and a lot of them focused on how the way women dress affects the thoughts of men. In this post, I shared ten reasons to pursue modesty that didn't have anything to do with that.
10 more things that babyloss parents do that feel impossible but aren't
Back to post number one! This was a follow-up to that insanely popular one, and my attempt to give a little hope to all the people for whom it resonated to hear "You're not crazy".
Homeschooling and pregnancy loss
When you are passionate about several things, it is only natural that they will overlap. I cannot separate my identity as a mother of babies in Heaven from my role as mother of homeschooling children on Earth, and sometimes those roles collide in a painfully poignant way.
Why it's okay to be sad about your baby in Heaven
Another "if I could sit down with you" post, generated by the many messages I have gotten from bereaved moms asking if it is normal to still be sad about their baby, to still miss their child. My answer (obviously) is a resounding YES. Oh, yes.
What do these tell me about you, my readers? That whatever "tribe" you are from - babyloss parents, apraxia parents, homeschooling parents, or simply followers of Jesus willing to buck the trends of this world - you are not alone. Look at the numbers who just found their way here, to my little blog! And you are strong, and have a strong voice in this world. And you are drawn to a place where you can connect with others for encouragement on the journey this side of Heaven.
I am honored that you choose this piece of the Internet as a place to hang out from time to time and will be sharing some things in the near future about what to expect on this blog and how we can connect as a community in 2016.
Blessed New Year!
What do these tell me about you, my readers? That whatever "tribe" you are from - babyloss parents, apraxia parents, homeschooling parents, or simply followers of Jesus willing to buck the trends of this world - you are not alone. Look at the numbers who just found their way here, to my little blog! And you are strong, and have a strong voice in this world. And you are drawn to a place where you can connect with others for encouragement on the journey this side of Heaven.
I am honored that you choose this piece of the Internet as a place to hang out from time to time and will be sharing some things in the near future about what to expect on this blog and how we can connect as a community in 2016.
Blessed New Year!
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