We wanted to write a book we wished was available when we needed it. We wanted to hear the real stories, the dark days, the dark moments, and yet, we wanted to hear from moms who pushed through and found their smiles.

We feel that child loss demands more than a clean and neat description of the five stages of grief. While these are good to know to normalize feelings and understand some things to expect in each grief stage, there was no book containing pain and hope.

When we lost our children, we all wanted a book that honors the deep pain of child loss, honest truths about dark days, and ideas of how to survive. We hope this book provides some solace and hope.

We also want readers to know that the word “surviving” is not inflated; we are surviving day by day and sometimes breath by breath. We hope our book honors the terrible darkness child loss creates yet shows twelve grieving mothers’ superpowers, the warriors within, who face grief boldly and share grief loudly.

We want to acknowledge that we are not psychologists and do not claim that these strategies are enough to “cure” deep grief. Instead, we hope you hear that we intentionally seek help from counselors, doctors, pastors, books, grief groups, friends, family, and more. We try to face our grief, feel it, rest when we need it, and find a myriad of ways to honor our beloved children.