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Christmas 2025: Remembering the Missing-Four Candles

Christmas 2025:  Remembering the Missing-Four Candles

I have always loved candles.  Something in the flickering light speaks to my heart.

It’s one of my favorite parts of early evenings-watching the candles I light on every flat surface cast a soft glow and chase the darkness.

Even a small light offers hope.  

Read the rest here: Remembering the Missing: Four Candles

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Unknown's avatarAuthor MelaniePosted on December 23, 2025December 19, 2025Categories bereaved mother, bereaved parent, child loss, Christmas, compassion, Dominic, grief, grief advocacy, grief ambush, grief journey, grief waves, grief work, grieving parents, Heartache and Hope, memories, thelifeididntchooseTags bereaved parent, child loss, Christmas, compassion, Dominic, grief, grief advocacy, grief education, grief journey, grief work, Heartache and Hope, memories, remembering, thelifeididntchooseLeave a comment on Christmas 2025: Remembering the Missing-Four Candles

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