05/10/2026
As I prepare for the Angel Planting this year, I realized I needed to upgrade the planter for the Angel Baby Club as it has officially outgrown the two barrels.
As I moved the river rock to make room for the new container, I noticed so many flowers beginning to bloom from prior years’ plantings. It felt wrong to leave them behind. To me, these are not just flowers in barrels they are representations of our babies and how love continues to bloom. I decided to do my best to transplant what I could and hope it works. We’ll see what holds on when I plant the Angel Baby seed papers this year.
As I was transplanting the seedlings, I kept thinking about how, even though things change and we have to adapt to a new way of living, that doesn’t mean what was once there is gone. We can carry things forward as we move through life. Things will change, as they always have. Change is never easy, and the effort it takes can feel daunting as we head into the unknown but it can also be beautiful. You are not leaving your love behind. That is something that will always stay with you.
I don’t know if this resonates with you, but I know I need to remind myself often that just because time passes doesn’t mean Fallon is left in the past. She is my daughter today just as much as she was on the day she was born. I will always be her mother, and Will will always be her father, no matter what changes. She is carried forward with us.
🪻I hope you have a (insert preferred adjective) Mother’s Day tomorrow. Know that you are a mother today just as much as you were the day you met your little one — no matter how you met them or how you had to say goodbye. 🤍