Amanda & Dan
How can anyone reconcile such a devastating loss? How do we even make sense of it? Even so, there was something so beautifully redemptive to watch two souls promise "for better or for worse," knowing full well that they'd already experienced the latter, to watch them laugh and cry, and bear witness to both the depth of their love- and their loss. When we talk about "sacred ground," I have to believe this is what we mean.
Clover
We all knew that this wasn't a typical newborn shoot. There were cheesecloth wraps and delicate headbands, the noise machine, posing pillow- all of the newborn session essentials were there and checked off.
But the most important piece, actually, was a small pair of brown, leather cowboy boots.
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Kelly
As the days went by, much of my grief manifested itself in anxiety. I couldn't go into a store on my own. I once stood waiting at the entrance of a restaurant when my husband went to park the car- my C section recovery still hindering long walks. I stood there choking back the tears while people funneled into the trendy dinner spot.
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