Every year the date returns. Every year the silence screams louder. This true story captures a moment that seared itself into the soul, a wound that memory refuses to let heal.

Christmas isn’t meant to be about receiving… but that year, the silence felt especially loud. Alone in a new town, I braced for the emptiest morning of all.

Through the eyes of a toddler, everything is an adventure… even chaos, heartbreak and kitchen disasters. Meet Baby; he’s got big plans for Mommy’s morning.

Sometimes words aren’t shaped to entertain. Sometimes they are all that’s left when someone you love is gone.