Finding Friendship in the Least Likely of Places
We attended a grief retreat this weekend. It was hard not being able to blog and write about what was happening and what we were...
WELCOME TO MY SWEET ADELINE
Dedicated to Adeline Violet Walton December 5, 2011 - December 20, 2020
Adeline was the most amazing soul that I have ever met. She will be missed every single day. This is where I will share all of the memories, stories about her life, and the journey that we are on as a family to seek peace and understanding until we meet our little girl in Heaven again one day.
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Remembering the Simple Things
This will always be one of my favorite and most cherished photographs and the memories that are attached will always be memories that I...
I Don't Know How to Live
One of the oddest things about grief is that it affects you in ways that you are not prepared for it to affect you. For instance, I was...
My Beautiful Girl Life Feels Wrong Without You
Today I wanted to write a letter to my precious angel. Today I just needed to write a letter to Adeline and I decided that this would be...
You Will Always Be My Funny Valentine
Today was another holiday without my precious girl, but even worse it was a holiday that fell on a Sunday. It was 8 weeks ago from today...
Always Thankful, Struggling to Understand
I have always been thankful as a mom. Last year's Facebook posts were centered around the extra time that I considered a blessing during...
Not in a Good Place
Life has been a lot lately. I have a lot of deep harbored regrets and lots of anger over things and it seems to all be coming out now. I...
Precious Memories
As I sit here in my room, working on homework and putting together photo gifts for Valentine's Day, I am flooded with memories of my...
Ripped Apart
I feel as though my soul and my heart have been ripped apart. I miss the times that I had with my girl so much. This weekend, I was able...
Debilitating Sorrow
As I sit here tonight feeling the need to write again, I am certain that life has been quite cruel lately. I still can't believe that I...
Missing My Girl
There are some days when I am simply missing my girl. All that I want to do is to hold her and have her in my arms. I want to tell her...
I Talk About Her
I talk about her, because I am proud. I talk about her, because she deserves to be remembered. I talk about her, because she did amazing...
Trying to Understand
So, here I am being honest again that I just cannot understand what I am going through. I am trying my hardest to understand the why. I...
It's Always the Little Things
The things that hurt the most are the little things. Seeing a memory and thinking back to a moment where I had so much joy that has since...
6 Weeks, 42 Days...It Already Feels Too Long
I know that I am supposed to be strong for my other three children and my husband. I know that I need to be able to be happy sometimes...
Trying to Keep Busy
So, here I am alone and actually sitting here wondering what to do. I know that it is not healthy to sit and cry and think about all of...
A Long Day....
Today was a VERY long day. I don't know how to explain how I have felt the past 40 days, but today when we took her to be placed in her...
The Unbearable Pain of Grief
Each day is a reminder of the loss that we have had in our lives. Each memory, each story, each time lapse on Facebook reminds me of my...
Measuring Time with the Number of Days
Time is funny. How we measure time is unique as well. Some of us measure time by the number of seconds, minutes, or hours in a day. I now...
The Unbearable Pain of Grief
Nothing, and I really mean nothing, could ever prepare you for the depth of pain that you feel when you are grieving a child. I sit...