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Hearts hanging on the Little Hearts Matter tree

Remembering Jessica at the National Memorial Arboretum

Little Hearts Matter has a tree and a bench at the end of the children’s wood in the National Memorial Arboretum. It’s a place where families can come and remember…

A double rainbow over houses - "#365daysofgratitude"

#365daysofgratitude – Week 22

For the last two years, I have taken part in a daily gratitude challenge – sharing one photo a day on Instagram of something I am grateful for. It’s taught…

A clock showing a time of 8:25

Grief and life after Jessica: Time

They say that time heals. Time doesn’t heal; it hurts. Time is a relentless tide. It takes me further away from life with Jessica. The turn of the calendar brings…

Quiet - this week's word of the week

Friday Focus 01/06/18 – A quiet week

It’s been a quiet half-term for us. Normally I would have filled the week and enjoyed getting out and about, but I’ve just not had the energy to do so.…

Me, hubby and Sophie at the National Memorial Arboreteum underneath the heart we hung for Jessica in the tree

Me and Mine – May 2018

I thought perhaps I wouldn’t want to share a Me and Mine post this month. Our family has been forever shattered with the loss of Jessica. However, this project has…

Helping Youngsters Cope With Sibling Loss

One of the challenges that we face as bereaved parents is helping our younger daughter through her own grief journey after losing her big sister. Sometimes Sophie will talk to…

Jessica looking at the model of Brading Roman Villa

Hands-on fun at Brading Roman Villa

On the last day of our holiday on the Isle of Wight, we met up with friends to spend a morning at Brading Roman Villa. We didn’t know it at…

A double rainbow over houses - "#365daysofgratitude"

#365daysofgratitude – Week 21

For the last two years, I have taken part in a daily gratitude challenge – sharing one photo a day on Instagram of something I am grateful for. It’s taught…

Goodbye - this week's word of the week

Friday Focus 25/05/2018 – Saying goodbye

Last Friday, we said goodbye to our beautiful Jessica and laid her to rest in her forever bed after a service to celebrate her life at our church. It was…

Jessica asleep in her bed

Grief and life after Jessica: the loneliness of 3am

Once upon a time, I sat on the floor, exhausted and sleep-deprived, waiting for my girls to settle down to sleep and wrote a post about the loneliness of 3AM.…