The Day I Want to Pass By

While the calendar announces the change of season by the winter solstice two days prior, for me, December 23 will always be darker.

Sarah WestfallDecember 23, 2020grief, Christmas, carter Comments

To My Son: On the Day You Would Have Been Nine

Happy birthday to my sweet Carter Benjamin.

Broken, BeautifulSarah WestfallFebruary 2, 2020carter, child loss, grief, infant loss Comments

The Dark Cloud of December

I can see it on the horizon. Billowing. Gray. Slowly inching closer and casting its shadow on the landscape. Not ominous or threatening, but returning faithfully like a dark cloud every year for the last nine years.

BrokenSarah WestfallNovember 25, 2019grief, holidays, loss, carter Comment

Having Been Given the Option…

As a mother who was given her options, I know how pain can wreck a person. Life feels incredibly unfair and impossible sometimes.

A Sacrament of Water and Lavender

For six weeks, I carried our son Carter in my belly, knowing that his days were numbered.

Beautiful, BrokenSarah WestfallFebruary 2, 2019grace, grief, joy, child loss, carterComment

This is Not My Story

Grace doesn’t always come in pretty packages. Sometimes, it comes as a gift of brokenness.

BrokenSarah WestfallFebruary 1, 2019grief, grace, child loss, faith, abundance, carter Comments

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