Morgan's Purpose

12/06/2025

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This post is for those who have a living child with them.

Christmas can ask too much of a grieving parent. You find yourself trying to hold two worlds at once… the world where magic still belongs to your living child, and the world where your heart is quietly breaking for the one who should be here too.

You wrap gifts, pour orange juice into tiny glasses, place stockings by the fire, and all the while a part of you whispers, There should be one more. Grief doesn’t step aside because it’s December, it simply sits beside you as you try to make the season feel gentle for the child who still needs Christmas to sparkle.

If you’re moving through this festivities with a brave smile for your living child and a private ache for the one who’s missing, please know this: you are doing the impossible, and you are doing it with love that could move mountains.

You don’t have to pretend you’re fine. You don’t have to hide the ache. You can hold joy in one hand and sorrow in the other, and still be an extraordinary parent. Your love stretches across worlds.

This Christmas, may you find small pockets of peace. May your living child feel cherished. May your missing baby feel close. And may you feel seen, supported, and honoured for carrying both joy and grief through a season that tells you to choose only one.

You are not alone.

Zoe xx


Books to help you - For support navigating baby loss, read ‘Saying Goodbye’ and ‘The Baby Loss Guide’. For support journeying pregnancy after loss or infertility, read ‘Pregnancy After Loss’.
For anyone grieving another family member or friend, read ‘Beyond Goodbye’.

For baby loss support head to Mariposa International- ‘Saying Goodbye’ support division.

12/03/2025

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If December feels too loud for your grieving heart… this one is for you.

The holidays have a way of magnifying what’s missing. Everyone else seems to be decking halls, hanging stockings, planning gatherings… and you’re just trying to make it through the day with a heart that still aches.

Maybe you're quieter lately.
Maybe even simple questions like “How are you?” feel impossible to answer.
Maybe you thought you’d be “better” by now, but the ache hasn’t loosened its grip.

If that’s you—please hear this:

You are not doing grief wrong.
You are not behind.
You are not alone.

God does not need your perfectly formed words in order to draw near. He meets you in the quiet, in the heaviness, in the silence that feels too deep to explain.

As Romans 8:26 reminds us,
“The Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.”

He hears the prayers you can’t speak.

If the world feels too bright and you feel too broken, take a gentle breath. You are allowed to be exactly where you are. Emmanuel—God with us—means you are never abandoned in the quiet.

If this resonates, we invite you to read our newest blog post. It’s tender. Honest. Compassionate. A reminder that even in the silence, you are held.

Read the post here: https://hopemommies.org/when-grief-makes-you-go-quiet

11/26/2025

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A new law now requires hospitals with maternity wards to have cooling devices available to preserve a baby for up to 72 hours. Texas DSHS is in the planning stages of implementing the new law. https://www.kxan.com/investigations/texas-families-now-have-more-time-to-say-goodbye-after-baby-loss/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_KXAN_News

11/19/2025

I have had the privilege of the first night after 9 months. I have also had the pain of the first night after 9 months holding a baby that is cold and lifeless. Both are life-changing. Many women never get the privilege, only the pain. It is our job to support them. They will never "get over it." But you can pray that they get through it. Every time you look at your children and think about how blessed you are, take a moment and pray for the women who won't get their blessing.
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11/19/2025

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11/19/2025

Thank you Sherry Rankin Miller for this baby quilt donation! Gifts like this are priceless!

11/18/2025

I have a tiny fighter who overcame so much! But there are some who don't. Today is world prematurity day. Let's celebrate them all! I want to see your tiny fighters!

11/18/2025

"So, I had to tell a stranger that our daughter was stillborn yesterday. She was performing an investigative scan where it was relevant information, so I told her. She then said, "you know, sometimes these things are for the best”.

I stared forward… swallowed behind my mask and said “yeah…”

For... The... Best... What?
I can’t shake the feeling that other people who don’t know what happened to Billie might think this, so here goes...

Firstly, I presume that this woman thinks any baby who dies before birth has something “wrong with it” and the “for the best” is referring to a child being saved from a difficult life. I understand where it’s coming from but firstly that’s a wildly untrue assumption and even if something was wrong with Billie….. NEVER say that to a parent who has lost a child. It’s just not that simple and is a horrible thing to say no matter what.
Billie –

Billie was perfect. The whole pregnancy. Perfect.
We had an autopsy after she was born and she was p.e.r.f.e.c.t.
Post mortem studies of her placenta found that Billie’s placenta had a blood clot which haemorrhaged and her blood supply from me was interrupted. Her death was sudden, unexpected and the best doctors in the state still aren’t entirely sure why she died. Her death was not for the best. In fact, it’s ripped our world apart and removed a little human from this earth who would have been a bloody legend.

It was a tragedy where a little girl who was likely to be a perfectly healthy baby and grow up to live a healthy, happy, meaningful life, died unexpectedly before she got a chance to take her first breath.
Placental problems are among the most common causes of stillbirth - alongside infection, problems with Mum’s health and INTERESTING FACT, in up to 1/3 of stillbirths the quality of care provided is a contributing factor.

NEVER say that it's for the best...

And when it comes to babies who may have passed away due to having some problems - saying those words - “maybe it was for the best” puts them in a position of being forced to agree with you that their baby dying was a good thing. Just don’t.
Don’t tell, ASK. The parent you’re speaking to is the expert on their circumstances, not you. Ask them about their baby. Say you can’t imagine what they are going through. If they want to tell you what happened - listen. Don’t assume anything.

Young women have stillborn babies.
Healthy women have stillborn babies.
Stillborn babies are often perfectly healthy babies who tragically died due to external factors.

“I’m so sorry, this is so unfair”.
“What’s their name?”
“I really hope you get some answers”

Try that instead...
This story comes from Mel, Mumma to beautiful Billie, who was born so perfect but still. Thank you Mel for your support as not only a Still Aware volunteer, but for having the courage to share your story with Billie with our community. We will remember Billie alongside you always. ❤🦋

11/14/2025

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11/11/2025

He didn’t get to feel the kicks.
He didn’t get to see the two pink lines first.
He didn’t carry the baby, but he carried the hope.
He may not have felt every symptom,
but he felt every dream.

He picked names.
He pictured little hands grabbing his finger,
tiny feet running across the floor,
laughter echoing through the house.

And when it all ended,
he lost that too.
The future he imagined.
The moments he never got to meet.

Just because he didn’t carry the baby
doesn’t mean he didn’t carry the love.

11/06/2025