By Maribeth Darwin Our Boys Made Us Friends, Now Our Bond Stretches To Heaven
I miss her in a visceral way. I want to brush her hair back from in front of her eyes,…
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Grief
By Andrea Hope How Do I Do This Without You, Dad?
Dear Daddy, It’s impossible to believe as of July, I've have lived exactly two-thirds of my life without you here…
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By Alyssa Devall I Don’t Know if My Heart Can Handle Another Loss
"I can't do this," I say to myself as I walk up to the grocery store and pass a lovely…
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Love Doesn’t Stop When Your Child Dies
Grief takes hold of you and won’t let go. It is intertwined in every aspect of daily life. There are…
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By Brittany Seeger I Was a Single Mom With a Shattered Heart, But I Made it Through
I have been a new mom, single mom, stepmom, and multiples mom. I have had my life upended and had…
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I Am My Mother’s Thighs
I write a lot about thighs, about body image. I think a lot about my thighs. I blame this on…
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By Betsy Moore Dear Grandma in Heaven, I Hope I’m Just Like You
Grandma in heaven, I know you’re proud. You passed away unexpectedly, so I didn’t get to say goodbye. You left…
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PTSD Claimed My First Responder Father and I’ll Never Stop Missing Him
As an adult, you come to the realization that your parents won’t live forever. You hope they will be around…
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Anticipatory Grief Steals the Joy of Today
The worst part of sudden loss may be how the brain adapts to make sure you’re never caught off guard…
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By Rachel Taylor He Holds My Heart When it’s Too Heavy For Me
“He was despised and rejected by men, a man of deep sorrows who was no stranger to suffering and grief…
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Grief Steals Everything But the Memories
Grief steals my thoughts, my time, and my emotions with just one recollection. I can be driving and listening to…
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You Are Missing From Me
In French, you don't say I miss you; instead, you say tu me manques, which means "you are missing from…
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