Two years ago on March 26th, our baby boy Raffael was born. If life were different, today we would be watching our toddler blow out his birthday candles. Raffa's absence on earth never gets easier, but with every birthday his light gets brighter. For us, Raffa stays gently tucked away in time. For the rest of our lives, our hearts will carry the precious newborn we held in our arms. We close our eyes and see every detail, his dark wavy hair, delicate fingers, soft skin, and p

Shortly after Raffa went to Heaven we received a care package in the mail. It was from our friend Alee. It contained a tote bag with beautiful flowers on the outside, a tea cup for me, a beautiful mug for Michael, hot chocolate, prayers, drawings from her girls, a canvas, and best of all, iridescent watercolour paints. As I packed up our things to leave our home, to create a new home in the trailer, I brought each of these gifts. For me, they were our first new belongings sin

A collaboration post by: Raffa's Papa & Mama In 2020, Jennalise and I moved out of our apartment and we said goodbye to New York...