You Are Allowed To Grieve Loss—Even if Other Parts of Your Life Are Good
“But some people can’t even have kids. I have three. Maybe I’m selfish for wanting one more.” These words came…
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“But some people can’t even have kids. I have three. Maybe I’m selfish for wanting one more.” These words came…
Continue ReadingHere’s a disclaimer: I’ve been writing this article for six months. I’d start and stop. My excuses ranged from “no…
Continue ReadingOctober 4, 2019. “Hi, Kristen. This is the constable. I need you to give me a call.” Those words will…
Continue ReadingI lost my mom when I was 12 and cancer took her away from me. I lost her again when I…
Continue ReadingThank you, Dad . . . For the lessons you allowed me to learn on my own. For letting me…
Continue ReadingUp until this year, Father’s Day was a holiday just like Mother’s Day to me. I never used to question…
Continue ReadingThis June will mark my first Father’s Day without my dad. I sometimes feel like I have been admitted to…
Continue ReadingI was a tough kid, matured pretty early. I figured out the truth about Santa on my own at an…
Continue ReadingIt’s my first Father’s Day without you. And I don’t know what to do. I don’t know if I should…
Continue ReadingIn 2018, I had an ectopic pregnancy. I was 21 years old . . . but let me start from…
Continue ReadingI remember the moment I finally yelled at God and let it all out. I was driving, alone, for the…
Continue ReadingI can feel it happening as if I am watching myself walk through life from a bird's-eye view. I see…
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