Last weekend, after much pestering from the children, we got all of the Christmas decorations down from the loft, up went the tree, out came the tinsel and Christmas officially hit the Dove household. And don’t get me wrong, I love Christmas, always have, but occasions like these are always so bittersweet. Every year, with…
Today the postman brought me something pretty special that I wanted to share with you all. I wasn’t expecting it at all, I have no idea who put my name forward to receive such a present, but when I opened it and saw what was inside, I was so incredibly touched. Inside was this; the…
Rainbows are very special to our family. We played Eva Cassidy “Somewhere over the rainbow” at Josephs funeral and for a long time afterwards, rainbows would appear as if from nowhere as though to tell me that it was going to be okay. Even now, whenever we see a rainbow I think of Joseph and…
October is Baby Loss Awareness month, the 15th of which sees the annual event The Wave of Light. Tonight we light a candle at 7pm in the hope that a continuous wave of light will be seen around the world to remember our little ones who did not get the chance to stay. And I’ll…
It goes without saying that I think of you every single day. There are days when I think of you and smile, days when I think of you and feel grateful for the short time that we had, and days like today when I think of you and feel an aching pain in the centre…
Joseph, Today you would be nine years old and it is hard to believe how that time has passed so quickly. Nine years ago our world came crashing down on us as we heard the news that you had died. Nine years ago I lay in that hospital bed, enduring a thirty hour induction, feeling…