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Time heals all wounds

May 15, 2022May 15, 2022 / Meredith Keisler / Leave a comment

It has been four years, three months, and three days since the day that changed everything: the day my daughter, Ellie, died. Today I cried the entire way home from church. You see, a young mother brought her baby girl to our Sunday School class. Hearing that baby girl cry was all it took to … Continue reading Time heals all wounds

A miracle birth

September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 / Meredith Keisler / 1 Comment

We learned at Ellie’s 18 week anatomy ultrasound that my pregnancy was considered high risk due to a condition called vasa previa. Basically, the blood vessels that are usually protected within the umbilical cord weren’t, and they were weaved into the membrane in the bottom of my uterus. These vessels are the baby’s lifeline. If … Continue reading A miracle birth

A Letter to Bereaved Dads

June 1, 2021June 20, 2021 / Meredith Keisler / 1 Comment

Dear loss dad, I see you silently standing beside your wife, a sense of calm in the midst of chaos. You wear a smile on your face, but your furrowed brow paints a different picture of the truth that lies within. You stood side by side with your wife as you watched your future unravel. … Continue reading A Letter to Bereaved Dads

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Welcoming our rainbow baby

September 8, 2020September 13, 2020 / Meredith Keisler / 1 Comment

With a deep sigh and fingers interlocked, we walked through the double doors of the labor and delivery unit. As fate would have it, we were ushered into the same recovery room that I was in following Ellie’s birth. This was also where Adam waited for me - anxiously pacing around while I was in … Continue reading Welcoming our rainbow baby

A letter to my baby after loss

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020 / Meredith Keisler / Leave a comment

Dear Rhett, In 2 short weeks, I hope to hold you in my arms and soak in the sweetness of having a baby to hold. I have waited for you for years now and part of me finds it hard to believe that it may actually happen. The journey to this point has been arduous, … Continue reading A letter to my baby after loss

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Prior Blog Posts

  • A day in the shoes of a bereaved mother: settling into “new normal”
  • When surviving isn’t enough
  • Hitting rock bottom: when life gives you more than you can handle
  • Pregnancy After Loss
  • Miracles can happen, but what if they don’t?
  • Top 7 ways to support a bereaved parent
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