Love's stories etched on our hearts
Space for your breaking, and space for becoming
Welcome to the Mothering Spirit newsletter! Each Saturday morning, you’ll receive a round-up of the week’s posts—perfect for your weekend reading.
This week on Mothering Spirit
Rakhi McCormick tells a powerful story of love and loss, grieving as both a daughter and a mother: “Not only would I be faced with my own sorrow compounded upon the grief I had buried for so long, but I would be faced with helping three young hearts navigate a sudden and unexpected death.”
Rachel Marie Kang reminds us there is space here for our whole story: “And you will know that a space is safe by the way it welcomes the words and witness of your world.”
In Friday’s resource round-up, we asked readers: What has helped your family through grief?
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Readers respond
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A final word for reflection
“God of hope, help us to trust in your promises. Help us to remember your faithfulness: that if you have brought us this far, you will continue to carry us all the way…Help us not to fear what lies ahead, for you have made a way through the wilderness of grief.”
From Grieving Together: A Couple’s Journey through Miscarriage in honor of today’s Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day
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