In this book, Emily invites you into the depths of her grief as a mother who lost her firstborn son, Oaken, shortly after delivery. Poetry became the way she bravely and beautifully engaged with her pain, her questions, and her faith as a bereaved mother. Her hope is that these honest reflections both honor Oaken and help others who are walking the unbearable road of child loss feel seen, accompanied, and held along their sacred grief journey.
In this book, Emily invites you into the depths of her grief as a mother who lost her firstborn son, Oaken, shortly after delivery. Poetry became the way she bravely and beautifully engaged with her pain, her questions, and her faith as a bereaved mother. Her hope is that these honest reflections both honor Oaken and help others who are walking the unbearable road of child loss feel seen, accompanied, and held along their sacred grief journey.
