By Shannon Shpak The Fragile Heart of Grief
I started planting roses, and for a few years, it was this peaceful respite that I looked forward to each…
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Shannon Shpak
God Holds This Grieving Heart
It wasn't supposed to look like this. Grief wasn't supposed to steal our dreams, our hopes, our future. Death wasn't…
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The Risk of Love is Worth it
Today, the sun hit the trees in such a way I was instantly brought back to a moment in time.…
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When the Miracle Doesn’t Come
136 surgeries. 136 miracles. It had even become predictable. We would get to that lowest moment when we were on…
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Where There is Life, There Will Be Death
His pants are folded in my drawer. The ones he was wearing the last time I saw him. I remember…
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He Leads Me Through the Depths of Despair
I stood in the forest we had walked countless times with him. The once lush green foliage had surrendered to…
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The Risk of Love is the Despair of Loss
Sometimes I visit the places we were all together. I retrace the footsteps and breathe the memories. I can still…
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