tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31923678Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:16:26 +0000healingStolen Angelsgriefinfertilitysecrets5 things you can doBarren women of the BibleElishaGodInfant and Pregnancy Loss Awareness MonthNICUShunammite womanbabydeathfaithinfant lossmilitary familiesmiscarriagemustard seedprayerpregnancy losssharee mooretalkingtips for professionalswordswritingMy name is Sharee Moore, author and publisher of Stolen Angels: 25 Stories of Hope after Infant or Pregnancy Loss. On this site you'll find information about surviving the loss of a baby. I gathered this information from hundreds of sources and from my personal experiences ~ I lost three infants in three years. Even in my sadness, I found hope and you can, too, regardless of how your baby died. Share your story; I'm listening.http://infantloss.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Sharee)Blogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31923678.post-9088727318518338906Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:18:00 +00002012-07-06T08:18:46.707-05:00Barren women of the BibleElishaGodinfertilityShunammite womanWe can learn soooo much from the "barren" women of the Bible! How they reacted to not having kids, their struggles, and what happened to cause them to finally receive a precious baby! Read on and don't forget to do the study at the end. You'll learn so much more (and hopefully apply those lessons learned) than by just reading my interpretations. This is a classic post from my archives. The http://infantloss.blogspot.com/2012/07/what-you-have-to-learn-from-these.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sharee)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31923678.post-2229302928890873265Mon, 02 Jul 2012 13:44:00 +00002012-07-06T08:45:28.321-05:00So on a day-to-day basis how do you "embrace" pain? For me, I let myself moan, scream, cry, rage, scribble furiously. (Writing had been a CRUCIAL part of my healing process). An important part of embracing pain is facing it (see above) but we also need to have a release. I rarely allowed myself to stay stuck in an intense state though. I'd often pray for relief ... and I received it. What http://infantloss.blogspot.com/2012/07/hug-your-pain-only-if-you-need-healing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sharee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31923678.post-343626838958525042Fri, 29 Jun 2012 04:37:00 +00002012-07-06T08:46:27.421-05:00 Embrace the pain. Certainly easier said than done. Could it even be healthy to just dive into the hurt, thrash around uncontrollably than swim back from the edge of despair? Whether we go willingly through this process (called grief) or not, the pain awaits. Might as well get in there and search frantically for the "light at the end of the tunnel" rather than get in the tunnel of http://infantloss.blogspot.com/2012/06/embrace-pain-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sharee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31923678.post-3378870707636017763Fri, 22 Jun 2012 22:54:00 +00002012-07-06T08:50:49.678-05:00I'm a firm believer that there are certain laws that prove true. We're not talking laws enforced by government ... I'm talking about the spiritual laws. And one spiritual law is that WORDS have power. So what you say about yourself, your situation, or other people is either making you strong or weak and ineffective at life. A weakling. Follow me for a minute. 1. God spoke the world&http://infantloss.blogspot.com/2012/06/words-have-power.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sharee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31923678.post-803690812399531386Wed, 20 Jun 2012 23:18:00 +00002012-07-06T08:52:25.635-05:00Everytime I hear this song, the lyrics bring tears to my eyes. Especially the part I highlighted below. Stay encouraged friends ... there IS a greater plan. We pray for blessingsWe pray for peaceComfort for family, protection while we sleepWe pray for healing, for prosperityWe pray for Your mighty hand to ease our sufferingAll the while, You hear each spoken needYet love us way too http://infantloss.blogspot.com/2012/06/blessings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sharee)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31923678.post-2374259440169518001Sun, 13 May 2012 14:00:00 +00002012-06-20T18:28:32.275-05:00Mother's Day happens to fall on the anniversary of my second son Kasimir's birth. He was born May 13, 2003 and died the next day. I think about his short life and a terrible ache clenches my heart. Although the scars tragedy leaves behind are reminders of my struggle, death hasn't beaten me. Death has stolen my angel - three of my angels, but it (death) hasn't bound me with unforgiveness or,http://infantloss.blogspot.com/2012/05/mothers-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sharee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31923678.post-4065703199678636266Sun, 27 Nov 2011 06:04:00 +00002011-11-27T00:06:07.366-06:00I used to cling so thoroughly to the words encouraging people to "cry with those who cry" ... I felt like I'd been run over with a garden tiller, so I wanted my team of mourners at my beck and call. Okay, probably not literally, but I certainly did not want to feel alone in my sadness. Thankfully, my eyes have been opened to the second part of that scripture. We are also encouraged to "laugh http://infantloss.blogspot.com/2011/11/happy-holidays.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sharee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31923678.post-6523128187379940022Sun, 20 Nov 2011 06:15:00 +00002011-11-20T00:15:01.655-06:00Baby, I hear your needs and I will be that shoulder that you can cry on... I will manage that which you find impossible to do. Just for today. Never will you be left without a shoulder to cry on... You will never be left to struggle through those impossible days, situations or experiences for I will always be by your side... Things that we have experienced could have destroyed us but they have http://infantloss.blogspot.com/2011/11/my-husbands-loving-response.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sharee)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31923678.post-2626024611565360721Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:03:00 +00002011-11-18T15:03:19.737-06:00Sigh. I sit here with heart heavy and head dropped low. Unwillingly, I think of my oldest daughter today. She's the one in Heaven. I have another little girl taking a nap upstairs, each soft breath is like a sweet note of reassurance ... but still thoughts of my living, breathing daughter only dull the sting of sadness I feel for my little Elyana. This heaviness doesn't rest on my http://infantloss.blogspot.com/2011/11/heart-never-forgets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sharee)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31923678.post-6269144011094467723Thu, 05 May 2011 17:46:00 +00002011-05-05T12:46:31.589-05:00(Article retrieved from the Natural Fertility Info website - http://natural-fertility-info.com/ectopic-pregnancy.html) -- See the full article to view videos I couldn't attach here. Videos were about ectopic pregnancy, fertility massage, and how to use a castor oil pack -- I do not necessarily endorse anything included in the complete article, but found what I listed here to be very http://infantloss.blogspot.com/2011/05/healing-from-ectopic-pregnancy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sharee)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31923678.post-320623799116744032Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:51:00 +00002012-07-06T08:54:18.660-05:00When I found out I was pregnant in Novemeber 2010, I was shocked by my reaction. I was so stunned it was as if I had been slapped. I felt tremendous guilt because I never imagined I could have the feelings I had after all the losses we had endured. How could I not be happy and grateful for this blessing? What was wrong with me? As I dug deeper, I discovered that there still lingered fear. http://infantloss.blogspot.com/2011/04/grief-therapies-that-work.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sharee)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31923678.post-5181584876727811823Fri, 22 Apr 2011 02:45:00 +00002012-07-06T08:57:28.774-05:00I admit it. I don't know. I don't know the answers to the "why" questions. There is only one thing of which I am certain. I could not have survived (and yes, thrived) without God. It is becoming so common to just leave Him out of the discussion, but this is a post where I have to get real. I read your posts when you rail against God and the injustices "He has commited against you". I even http://infantloss.blogspot.com/2011/04/god.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sharee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31923678.post-5808218995256138615Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:26:00 +00002011-04-18T13:26:58.259-05:00Sometimes it is quite difficult to grab ahold of hope that you can have that rainbow baby despite seemingly insurmountable odds. When I had three back-to-back late-term losses, I only knew of one person who had suffered through something similar. Now I know two people. Finding and learning from those who have experienced such tremendous grief was greatly encouraging for me. I pray that you http://infantloss.blogspot.com/2011/04/hope-for-incompetent-cervix.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sharee)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31923678.post-46670555783676839Thu, 10 Feb 2011 05:35:00 +00002011-02-09T23:37:33.190-06:00I can't believe I haven't posted since the beginning of November! I must admit that I have been pretty bummed out since that time. I've always been a huge voice (in my mind anyway!) for not letting grief rule, but folks, I must admit that there are some things the mind - the heart - cannot forget! November 18, 2005 my little girl was born still. Since that horrific time I had gone on to http://infantloss.blogspot.com/2011/02/i-cant-believe-i-havent-posted-since.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sharee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31923678.post-2618280178827659123Sat, 06 Nov 2010 07:32:00 +00002010-11-06T02:32:16.351-05:00This is the obituary of a young women who lived her entire - almost 26 year old life - struggling to breathe. It would be hard to disagree that no one could blame her if she chose to take what was left of her life and live it  out as a bitter person full of "what if's" and stories of her pain. She did not. I've copied her obituary below ... now Google her name -Eva Dien Markvoort - and get http://infantloss.blogspot.com/2010/11/more-teachable-moments.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sharee)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31923678.post-7820725526734129790Sun, 31 Oct 2010 05:36:00 +00002010-10-31T00:36:20.146-05:00Most disturbing experience today. I tried to rescue this beautiful bird who had been wounded tonight. It looked like a small duck and huddled against the white line. Okay, I'll be honest, when I first drove by it looked like a squirrel that was severely injured and so I looped around intending to *help* it out of its misery. I wouldn't have been able to sleep knowing I had left it to die a slowhttp://infantloss.blogspot.com/2010/10/fleeting-and-fragile.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sharee)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31923678.post-1208819257788541940Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:53:00 +00002010-10-25T01:53:02.275-05:00For Infant and Pregnancy Loss Awareness Month, I'm offering a free download of my book Stolen Angels; 25 Stories of Hope after Pregnancy or Infant Loss. Simply fill out the form found here, and type "free download" in the comment box. Emails sent within 24 hours.  Offer ends 11:59 p.m., Oct., 31, 2010. No one should experience life's greatest tragedy, but if they do, they should never http://infantloss.blogspot.com/2010/10/free-download-of-stolen-angels-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sharee)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31923678.post-824218475583608734Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:20:00 +00002010-10-21T14:42:04.744-05:00On my Facebook page, I made a post that seems to go completely against what the baby lost community is all about. Before I go *there* let me share 2 cents about me and what gave me the nerve (lol) to crash that party. First, I'm the mother of 3 stolen angels - Christopher (part I and II, Kasimir, and Elyana. I've been a bereavement counselor for 4 years, facilitate a parents grief support http://infantloss.blogspot.com/2010/10/complaints.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sharee)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31923678.post-6282097797031294878Sun, 10 Oct 2010 03:43:00 +00002010-10-09T22:45:46.401-05:00There's a difference between clinical depression and the intense sadness you get after your baby is gone. Medical professionals often try to medicate a mom who is experiencing sadness just 6 months later. Being sad for a year is normal! Parents (sadly) have to stare grief in the face and work through the whirl of intense emotions that go along with it. I'll tell ya what. Unless a mom is willing http://infantloss.blogspot.com/2010/10/depression.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sharee)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31923678.post-2213914743849744139Wed, 06 Oct 2010 04:11:00 +00002010-10-05T23:40:13.685-05:00Mark your calendars ... it is that time of year again. Please join parents of stolen angels from all over the globe as we acknowledge our children who were gone too soon.  I've been busy planning a remembrance ceremony for this area. We've reserved a local chapel, lined up a guest speaker, and contacted the media ... programs are printed, food is ordered and this event is a wonderful way forhttp://infantloss.blogspot.com/2010/10/pregnancy-and-infant-loss-rembrance-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sharee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31923678.post-1808587918688200069Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:00:00 +00002010-09-30T23:01:17.257-05:00We're debuting the new YouTube channel ... I've uploaded a few videos discussing topics I think are important to the baby loss community. Check it out and please, share your thoughts!   Click here to go to our YouTube channel  http://infantloss.blogspot.com/2010/09/were-on-youtube.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sharee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31923678.post-6034285806433777281Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:58:00 +00002010-09-26T16:20:30.854-05:00I have to give my losses a meaning besides "it's meaningless." I want to smile again. I want to find reasons to laugh. I want to enjoy time with family and friends without waiting for them to provide the type of support that only comes from people who've "been there."If it's all I can find, I'll cling to the final grain of hope that tells me tomorrow or some future day has to be better than http://infantloss.blogspot.com/2010/09/im-positive-because.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sharee)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31923678.post-5224783011860981152Fri, 24 Sep 2010 19:52:00 +00002010-09-24T14:58:08.080-05:00I'm happy to share and celebrate an Amazon milestone! Recently we've begun sharing Stolen Angels directly with more individuals and our bestsellers rank has shifted more than 200, 000 spots moving us from 1 million to a little more than 800K. I celebrate because this means more hurting parents are getting their hands on this resource and our efforts to get the word out are working!There are more http://infantloss.blogspot.com/2010/09/movin-on-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sharee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31923678.post-7391829271975508962Wed, 15 Sep 2010 18:46:00 +00002010-09-24T14:27:01.872-05:00griefhealinginfant lossinfertilityI noticed some trends in the grief community that deserve a second look. Before we go there, I gotta admit that it's not easy to shake a cat in a bag! I'm going to ask you to reconsider some long-held beliefs - beliefs I used to share. But hey. The best way to shoot a gun is to shoot it straight. So, here goes.As Christians there are some things we can't do. Okay, I know that that nugget isn't a http://infantloss.blogspot.com/2010/09/straight-shootin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sharee)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31923678.post-6703911576172604108Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:37:00 +00002010-09-03T01:45:06.511-05:00How not to help.The average person considers infant/pregnancy loss issues topics not fit for open discussion. It's a life event that goes against nature and is sooo very sad - people just don't want to deal with it. Family wants the parent to "get over it" so that they (the family member) will feel better sooner. Sometimes family members will even get ugly because when the bereaved doesn't "move http://infantloss.blogspot.com/2010/08/will-pain-last-always.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Sharee)2