Present in the Pieces
You do not have to be whole to be present.
Present in the Pieces is a faith-centered home for grieving mothers learning to breathe, live, and meet themselves again after loss. Here, we take the journey one breath, one step, and one day at a time.
A gentle truth
You are not losing your mind. You are grieving.
Grief does not stay tucked inside the heart. It moves through the whole of you — reshaping how you sleep, how you think, how you love, and how you show up in the world. What you are feeling is not weakness. It is the weight of a love that did not stop.
Identity
You may not recognize the woman in the mirror.
Sleep & focus
Rest feels distant. Small tasks feel enormous.
Relationships
Being around others can feel like too much and not enough.
Faith
Your prayers may feel different. God is still listening.
Meet Dee
A grieving mother, walking beside grieving mothers.
Deitrice "Dee" Willard-Ruffin created this space after the loss of her son Tyric. She is a Christian woman, mother, grandmother, and widow — still healing, still becoming.
"I am not writing or speaking from the finish line. I am speaking from the road."
What lives here
Gentle companions for the road.
Everything here is being built slowly and with care. Some things are ready. Some are still becoming — just like us.
The Book
When Your Child Dies — a mother's honest companion.
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Finding Me Again
A guided journey back to yourself after loss.
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Journals & Calendar
30-day grief companions to carry you gently.
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Videos & Faith Resources
Scripture, prayers, and quiet encouragement.
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Community
A future circle of mothers who understand.
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Free Grief Guide
5 things every grieving mother needs to hear.
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Before you go
One breath. One step. One day.
You do not have to have the words. You do not have to have the answers. You only have to be here, in this moment, exactly as you are.