As I was writing this, I realized that this week is the week between International Bereaved Mother’s Day (IBMD) and Mother’s Day.  IBMD honors mothers who have lost a child or women who cannot be a mother for various reasons I find myself with one foot on either side of this holiday, as I have lost a daughter and I have a daughter that remains by my physical side.  It can be a challenging place. If we are not careful as...

As the years pass, while continuing to process and categorize the grief from the loss of my beloved Sydney, the “job” of remaining present within each moment is an added challenge (to the grief journey) that I willingly take on.  I say willingly, because from the very beginning of this painstaking journey, she reminds me in a variety of ways to stay the course. While willingly, I am hard on myself when I have, what I call (only related to...

Grief makes you understand the power of love. I personally have come to realize this as I continue to deal this new reality I have been forced to embrace since the loss of my daughter.  When she was killed on December 24, 2016, everything within me felt as if it had died with her. My breath will never be the same as I power through, some days with the feeling of iron weights holding my feet to the earth and other days I float with grace, as if...

Life After Losing a Child: Becoming Whole Again * by Marcy Stone   “If you are reading this, you have just experienced every parent’s worst nightmare, the loss of your beloved child.”  This is the opening line on the back cover of my book, “The Voice of an Angel: A Mother’s guide to grief and how to thrive after the loss of a child”. While completely devastated and initially unable to address the fact that their child is forever gone, through...

Cookbook & Lifestyle Guide The Best of Both Worlds Cookbook: Heavenly Recipes with a Healthy Twist by Marcy Stone and Ken Bell Having lost our youngest daughter in 2016, we decided to create something that honored all that she stood for in her brief 21 years. Being a foodie, she was about creating great food she could share in quality time with family and friends. She had that holiday mindset of “food, family, fun” all year...

Hello friends, This interview below was fairly emotional for me so please, if you are someone that places judgment…don’t listen.  I only communicate from the heart and with vulnerability… Thank you and many blessings, Marcy  MarcyStone30min7.mp3