courtneysmallbone_ | INSTAGRAM | OCT 16

Loving my 31bits customizable charm necklace. Each with the letter of one of my babes 👦🏻🧒🏼👶🏼👼 October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month. 1 in 4 women lose a baby in pregnancy , delivery or infancy. This is a huge number. As I near what would of been my due date this necklace has been a special reminder of a child I carried within my body ,but never held Earthside. I’m thankful that all life is an eternal seed. 🌳 To all the women who carry this grief - I see you. I think as a culture we are numbed out in a lot of ways, and don’t have language for those in pain or grief. I know I have grown in sensitivity. The question “ Are you done ? “ when asked about having more kids I think needs to be one that isn’t asked so loosely. I was asked in the line at Target recently by a total stranger -To which I said “ that’s a hard question. “ To which I also think we shouldn’t ask unless we are actually intimate with people. These are sacred things. Our culture doesn’t hold space for sacred. So “ Are you done? “ can now only be asked if we are eating pumping pie & want more 🥧 😂 To those in grief & pain- I honor the life you carried & now waits for you in the comforting arms of Jesus. #pregnancyandinfantlossawareness #sacred #31bits #howitsmadematters