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April 11, 2023

11; Eliza would be 11 today. Lately I have found myself searching for 11 year old little girls and wondering, what do they like to do? Is their mommy still […]

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August 24, 2022

After Eliza died I didn’t realize how many people would immediately want to know “what’s next?” Would we try to have another child? Would we get a surrogate or adopt […]

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June 26, 2022

I received a text yesterday from a friend. A friend like me. She lost her daughter Kate at 4 years old, the year before we lost ours. It read… “All these […]

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June 26, 2022

3 years ago in June  we opened the doors to the Eliza Hope Therapy Center. Over the last few weeks I have been reflecting on this journey; on what I’ve […]

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May 3, 2021

There is no time stamp for grief… that’s what everyone says but it doesn’t feel that way. For some reason as the months and years go by there is an […]

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February 1, 2021

Are you happy? People ask me that question often and most of the time I cringe because I have no idea how to answer it. It seems like a simple […]

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July 16, 2020

Since then I have always wondered why people in different cultures receive death and grief so differently.

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March 16, 2020

I just recently started eating popcorn again. The smell, the sound,  everything about it made me fall apart because all I could do was picture Eliza and a big bowl […]

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January 10, 2020

A few days ago I received a text from my dear friend, it read; “my daughter turned 5 today and all I can think about is how you never got […]

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November 27, 2019

When people ask “what are you thankful for?” the first thing that comes to everyones mind is “I’m thankful for family and friends,” but that always feels so obvious to […]

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