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Faith, Grief, Loss
December 21, 2019
5 Minute Read

The Holidays Are Different After Child Loss

I remember the day well—it was a sunny, cool, fall day. The house was filled with the aroma of turkey, potatoes, stuffing, pies and all the extras…

Grief, Loss
December 19, 2019
3 Minute Read

How Are the Holidays in Heaven?

An empty chair. One fewer place to set. One fewer present to buy. No matter how many years have passed, the holidays are a painful reminder you…

Living, Loss
December 18, 2019
6 Minute Read

“Not Everyone Who Lost His Life in Vietnam Died There.” Veteran’s Obituary Written By His Brother Will Take Your Breath Away

The first line stopped me mid-scroll. “Not everyone who lost his life in Vietnam died there.” I clicked through to the obituary…

Grief, Loss
December 17, 2019
4 Minute Read

Finding Hope Beneath the Blanket of Grief

The grief was exhausting—a thick, wool blanket that hung heavy on my shoulders. Often, I collapsed beneath the weight of it. I lie beneath…

Faith, Grief, Loss
December 15, 2019
6 Minute Read

Mom Wouldn’t Want Me To Just Survive Christmas—She’d Tell Me To Embrace the Joy

To love Christmastime is to love my momma. Everything bright. Everything sweet. Everything happy. She was the embodiment of it all. Her childlike…

Grief, Loss
December 12, 2019
5 Minute Read

From My Grieving Mama Heart to Yours, Please Give Your Children These 7 Gifts This Christmas

I was enjoying getting lost in the large store, books piled high on every shelf. It seemed it didn’t have an end as I navigated my way through the…

Faith, Loss
December 11, 2019
7 Minute Read

On the Unknown Road, God Walks Beside Me

It’s been five years. Five years this month since the first miscarriage happened. I took it pretty well, but if I would have known how it was just…

Living, Loss
December 2, 2019
4 Minute Read

I Am With You Always. Love, Dad.

One minute, I was a 31-year-old part-time music teacher. The next, I turned into one of my Pre-K students, sobbing uncontrollably, wishing my mom and…

Grief, Loss
December 1, 2019
3 Minute Read

I Will Love You To Heaven and Back

I really never thought the day would come I would have to live without you. I definitely didn’t think the day would come as soon as it did. You…

Grief, Loss
November 26, 2019
2 Minute Read

Be Kind to the Broken-Hearted this Holiday Season—They’re Doing the Best They Can

Dear society, Please be kind to those with broken hearts this holiday season. Please understand that they are doing the best they can. Please…

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