10/02/2026
This is one of the hardest things I’ve had to share, but I’m choosing to share it anyway.
In August, we experienced another miscarriage. And honestly, I never imagined I would find myself here again in this lifetime.
Lately, I’ve seen so many beautiful pregnancy announcements, and while I genuinely celebrate the joy behind them, I can’t help but feel the weight of the announcement I wish I were making. Mine isn’t a happy one. It’s one filled with grief, unanswered questions, and a heart trying to make sense of another loss.
But I also know this isn’t just happening to me. It happens to so many women. One in four pregnancies ends in loss. Behind that statistic are real women, real families, and little lives that were loved long before they were ever held.
I’ve been open about our first miscarriage, before we conceived Riley, who is now 9. That experience shaped so much of who I am and even inspired my first business, Third Ones A Charm. The rainbow in that logo was a tribute to the loss we endured and the hope that came with Riley.
When we created Charmed Play + Parties, we carried that meaning forward. The rainbow remained, and we added the sunshine to represent Charlie, our golden baby, born after our rainbow baby. Two symbols that hold so much of our story: loss, hope, healing, and the beautiful life that can exist alongside grief.
And now, here we are again. Another loss. Another little life we will carry in our hearts. Another reminder that even after experiencing the unimaginable, grief can find its way back into our lives.
I don’t have answers for why this happens. I wish I did. I wish there were something I could say that would make this pain easier for anyone who has experienced it. What I do know is that God has carried me and my family through some of our darkest moments, and I trust that He will continue to hold us close. My prayer is that He wraps His arms around every woman whose heart is aching, every family quietly grieving, and everyone trying to find their way through a loss that the world may never see.
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