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Marking the Time
In a baby's first year, each month is a milestone. It is a way of marking the time, seeing how much growth has occurred. Some mothers...
Samantha Gorenstein
Jun 11, 20203 min read
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My First Mother's Day
Mother’s Day is a difficult day for many people to navigate. There are so many paths to motherhood, so many difficulties that can arise...
Samantha Gorenstein
May 9, 20204 min read
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Not Just Another Sunday in May
For most people, today is just another Sunday in May. But not for me. Not for many of the incredible families I have come to know over...
Samantha Gorenstein
May 3, 20204 min read
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Whispers
Nights are difficult. At night, the stray thoughts that are so easy to dismiss during the day begin to settle and make themselves at...
Samantha Gorenstein
May 1, 20203 min read
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Adventure Awaits
A recent writing prompt I was given asked me to write a letter to my son, telling him about the places I'd wanted to share with him....
Samantha Gorenstein
Apr 3, 20204 min read
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Learning from One Another
These are uncertain times. People go to sleep every night and genuinely do not know what the world will look like when they wake up....
Samantha Gorenstein
Mar 18, 20204 min read
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A Wondrous Curiosity
I often struggle to describe what I am thinking and feeling. There are so many contradicting layers and conflicting emotions occupying...
Samantha Gorenstein
Mar 11, 20204 min read
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Hope
After my miscarriage four years ago, I bought a small silver bracelet with a lotus charm on it. A symbol to remember that first baby, and...
Samantha Gorenstein
Feb 27, 20205 min read
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Love is Love is Love
"Forever would never be long enough for me to feel like I've had long enough with you" Music has anchored me during the last two months....
Samantha Gorenstein
Feb 14, 20203 min read
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Remembering the Details
I really don't care about football. I'm one of those people who watches the SuperBowl for the commercials, not the game. And last night,...
Samantha Gorenstein
Feb 3, 20203 min read
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Redefining Strength
There are many words that I have had to redefine lately. A few of them have become more meaningful - Love. Sadness. Family. Others have...
Samantha Gorenstein
Jan 14, 20203 min read
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Little Reminders
Some days I feel Reed's presence everywhere. Other days, I look for him and am simply reminded of his absence. Those days are hard, and I...
Samantha Gorenstein
Jan 11, 20202 min read
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Lessons from a Brief Life
I've been struggling with understanding what it means to be a mother when your child is gone. I know I will always be Reed's mother...but...
Samantha Gorenstein
Jan 9, 20205 min read
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Our Reed
Over the past few months, Marc and I have been flooded with love and support from so many people. It has been overwhelming, humbling, and...
Samantha Gorenstein
Dec 20, 20194 min read
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For Forever
I laughed recently during a visit to my infertility clinic. It was a new office, one I hadn't been to yet. As I stepped off the elevator,...
Samantha Gorenstein
Apr 11, 20192 min read
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Doubt
Several years ago, during a zoo course I took in a beautiful Boulder Open Space park, my classmates and I came across a tall conifer with...
Samantha Gorenstein
Jan 12, 20193 min read
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Progress
Every year, I hope that Next Year Will Be Different. I hope that next Christmas, I will be hugely pregnant or even holding an infant. I...
Samantha Gorenstein
Jan 1, 20191 min read
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Family
I used to make comments about how, without children, we weren't a "real" family. It didn't take long for my husband to firmly tell me...
Samantha Gorenstein
Dec 23, 20182 min read
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Patience
Where the Red Fern Grows is one of my favorite books of all time. I've read it over a dozen times, to hundreds of children over the...
Samantha Gorenstein
Dec 1, 20183 min read
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Voice
I received a cryptic text from my mother today about Michelle Obama, and how much she has done for women. In the world we live in today,...
Samantha Gorenstein
Nov 10, 20182 min read
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