I did not expect to get nominated this year
There are so many blogs so much better than mine
So many people more inspiring than me
I feel like I have faded away this year
I feel like Tilda and I are fading away
But I have been blogging this past year
I have been trying to live my life
And document it
Here are some of the posts I have written in the past year
If you have read them I thank you
If you continue to follow and share our journey I thank you
If you nominated me for The Brilliance in Blogging Awards I thank you
If you remember Matilda Mae
With all my heart
I thank you
As I look back on a year of blogging
I thank you
With all I am
I do
Thank you
Looking Back
David and I took a risk as we returned to a very special place. We have been through so much together in the last seven years
We walked a Mile in Memory of our Matilda Mae
We had The Baby Tilda Barn Dance and it was so very special
Esther had a febrile convulsion that terrified us and made me determined to warn others with this post giving facts after the fear
Esther and William’s sibling bond continued to change and grow
I continued to write to raise awareness of SIDS
I grew a rainbow and I documented my pregnancy after loss in the hope that my Growing A Rainbow diary may help other mummies in my shoes
We marked 18 months without Matilda Mae
She quickly grew into her name, Baby Bea
I shared amazing advice given to me on the evil eve of induction!
We once again survived that funny time of year between birth date and due date
We had days filled with mixed up emotions
I have struggled with grief and PTSD
We marked two years without our little girl
Two years of death
Esther and William started big school but then finished again
As I lent my voice to the #summerborn campaign
I have loved my children
And loathed my life
And I have shared it all with you
Thank you
If you wuld like to vote for me in The Brilliance in Blogging Awards in the categories of Outstanding and Inspire you can do so here
You are inspiring and truly amazing. I can’t even begin to imagine how difficult each day is for you but you are so brave and courageous. I think about you often and pray you find some peace someday. I think about Matilda Mae and her short life. I hope you feel nearer to her at Coombe Mill. I may not be on twitter any longer but you are always in my heart x
Jennie
Don’t be so hard upon yourself. I have no doubt that the difficult path in life that you are following and the way that you have documented it, has provided comfort to many other people in a similar situation. You are blogging not just for yourself… but them as well. Keep going as best you can.
You are a wonderful woman and thoroughly deserve that shortlisting. You have faced my worst fear and you’re still breathing, still reaching out, still finding the time to be kind to others. You inspire me every day and although I never met your beautiful Baby Tilda, never even knew of her existence before your grief, I think of her and you often and hug my own babies tighter and more frequently for it. x
You and Tilda will never fade away darling jenny. Congratulations on your shortlisting after another inspiring year. Hayley x
Congratulations on the shortlisting!
You and Tilda will never, ever fade away, sending much love, well done on your well deserved nomination xx