The Dillard Family

💗my family 🌊🌴

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🌴oyster sampler, beach days, late night crab hunting, hotel breakfasts, shell hunting, family time 💗

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🌴road trip + beach vibes. 🩶

🩶Beautiful scenery, jumex mango nectar, workout view, quiet time, coffee, breakfast w/no dishes.

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🥀This week is her week…when we delivered our baby girl into the arms of Jesus two years ago. Isla Marie Dillard, March 19th, 2024. 💗

She shares her daddy’s birth month (only 10 days after him) and the time stamped their birth certificates is the same too, 1:40pm. 🥹 @derickdillard

🥀Grief is a strange thing…similar to other pain and suffering here on earth, it reminds us that this world is not our home & it keeps us longing for perfect peace with our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Sometimes grief comes in the form of tears and sadness. Sometimes it’s a cloud, or foggy brain that envelops nearly everything and you are constantly tired but maybe can’t sleep well. Sometimes it feels like stress, anger, irritability and inability to focus. Sometimes everything just feels overwhelming and being around people is hard, so you want to withdraw. Sometimes you have moments of joy, but feel guilty about it amidst the sorrow. Sometimes your highs aren’t quite as high as they used to be, but your lows drop lower than you’d like. Periods of sadness are ok and often make sense when you’re processing loss or trauma. If it lasts, don’t be afraid to see a therapist and get help! You matter! Your mental health matters! Grief and joy can coexist.

⛅️Derick and I were able to see a grief therapist together online (check out @betterhelp and their couples therapy @regain.therapy option) after we lost our baby in pregnancy and it was SOOO helpful to process the loss together!
If you know of other great options or support groups, feel free to drop them in the comments below to help others! ⬇️

☀️This week we are coping by being intentional about family time, taking some mornings a little slower when possible, going for walks and stress vacuuming. lol
💞And huge thanks to my friend (you know who are) who let me cry on her shoulder and scooped up our kids for a couple hours the other day when I texted to say it was a hard day…so thankful! 💗

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