Naming the Child

Anastasia Frey Iragui

We buried her in the North Woods of Central Park, near our home. We named her Anastasia Frey: Anastasia for “resurrection” and Frey for the Norse god of fertility. She was buried in the box which held our wedding bands–glossy brown and topped with a bow–which looks like an expensive box ...

Naming the Child on NY Times.com

Naming the Child By STEVEN D. LEVITT My son Andrew died exactly ten years ago today, October 23, 1999, nine days after his first birthday. No one would describe me as emotional. And yet the wound still remains remarkably raw. Andrew’s short life isn’t a frequent conversation any more, except inside our family, because there is ...

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Anastasia Frey

We buried her in the North Woods of Central Park, near our home. We named her Anastasia Frey: Anastasia for "resurrection" and Frey for the Norse god of fertility. She was buried in the box which held our wedding bands, wrapped in a linen napkin. I wrote this quote on ...

St. Nicholas Children’s Cemetery

A cemetery for children at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church in Portland, Oregon.

Community

One by one every woman I know approaches me carrying words it happened to me my mother my sister my best friend four times in a row before the baby came once, before I even knew three times over six years and then children healthy and perfect just keep breathing in ...

WordArt Collaboration for Name the Child

Dramatic reading of a poem about miscarriage and stillbirth remembered and written by Kirstin Lukes, Editing, original music, WordArt Story, and narration by Jennifer Bluhm.

Letter to Lucy

[audio:http://audio.ancientfaith.com/closetohome/cth_2009-03-29.mp3|titles=Close to Home] Molly Sabourin, author of the Ancient Faith Radio podcast "Close to Home" reflects on the process of naming her daughter, Lucy, who died in the womb. (View in context on Ancient Faith Radio)

Interview with the Author

[audio:http://audio.ancientfaith.com/interviews/jenny_2009-03-30.mp3|titles=Interview with Jenny] Bobby Maddex interviews Jenny Schroedel, author of Naming the Child. (View in context on Ancient Faith Radio)

Dear Griffin

March 2001, the 17th Griffin, It's a cold, snow-covered day in your grove as we anticipate spring and the first shoots from the bulbs we planted around your fruit trees. Today was your due date. My heart is so heavy with the ...