(topic: crochet) Hi Friends! This was a Christmas gift, so although I finished it about a month ago, I couldn’t post till now!! I’m a potholder fan, and my hubby is an oven mitt guy, so I looked for a compromise. There are options out there, but I like making things myself. I have made
Category: Holidays
Christmas 2018 with Pookie
(Topic: Christmas/holidays, family, incorporating a deceased loved one in the celebrations) Hi friends! This year we traveled to family for the holidays. I had hoped to get this post done for Wednesday the 26th, right after Christmas, but with travel and getting the photos in the right places and ready, I got a bit behind
A Stocking for Pookie
(Topic: Knitting) Hi Friends! Recently I realized that, as Pookie has been more and more a member of our family in his own right (Who is Pookie? click here), and with the holiday season upon us, that he might need a stocking of his own! I have successfully made two things with heels – which
Advent
(Topic: Grief during the holiday season) Hi Friends, This last Sunday was the first day of Advent. In my tradition, both in my family growing up and in my church theologically, Advent is the season of preparation for Christmas. Christmas doesn’t start until December 25th, at which point the Twelve Days of Christmas start (remember
Thanksgiving with Pookie
(Topic: holidays, grief, Pookie) Hi Friends! Overall, this was an enjoyable Thanksgiving. Pookie was dressed and ready for the occasion! I couldn’t resist this little suit! Unfortunately the turkey beanie didn’t fit his head without looking ridiculous, so he asked if he could wear a different hat that matches the suit. I got out all
Empty Arms, Weighted Bears (And Bonus Halloween Pictures!)
(Topic: Weighted bears, grief, grief recovery, infant loss, also Halloween!) Our Molly Bear, one weighted bear option Introduction This is another shareable post! Please feel free to share the link to this blog or this post specifically. In honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, I am focusing on topics that will help friends
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Christmas Tree Skirt
(Topic: Sewing, holidays) Hi Friends! This post is later than I’d hoped… not only is this about a Christmas item that took me till early June to finish, I also had to wait to post until I gave the present to its new owner! I started this in December of 2017, for a friend who
Father’s Day 2018
(Topics: Grief, loss, infant loss, Father’s Day) Dear Friends, The year Charlie was born, Father’s Day fell on June 19th, and it was a Sunday. That morning, after a long and emotional weekend, I gave birth to our beautiful little baby boy, and we spent my husband’s first Father’s Day mourning our first child. I
Mother’s Day 2018
(Topic: Grief vs. holidays) Hi Friends, Today is the day before Mother’s Day, and I’m nervous. I’m nervous about being invisible, I’m nervous about being too visible, I’m nervous about doing it without kids, I’m nervous about crying, I’m nervous about being recognized in church and getting emotional. Invisible, because without a child in tow,
Pookie Visits Santa
(Topic: What I would be doing with Charlie) Dear Friends, This post is a bit late! Oops! I thought I’d posted this picture, but realized that I hadn’t, and thus, hadn’t shared the story. This last Christmas I did something I don’t ever remember doing before. I went to a mall Santa. I’ve never ever