Dear Son, Be More Than Happy
Not long ago my youngest son asked me, “What do you hope I’ll be when I grow up?” My first reaction was to say what I’ve said before when my…
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Francesco Bought Me Flowers
I don’t usually shop at Trader Joe’s, that is my husband’s domain. He goes for the Roquefort cheese, coconut milk, artichoke hearts…
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So God Made a Nurse
And on the 8th day, God looked down on his planned paradise and said, “I need someone to care for the sick, the fragile, the broken, and the…
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It’s OK to Just Listen
Grief makes us uncomfortable. Being face to face with someone else’s intense sadness is really hard. In my life, people feel doubly awkward because…
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How Losing My Son Opened the Eyes of My Heart
“I like your tattoo,” I said to my server as I tried to hide myself from the other restaurant patrons. With my back to the rest of the…
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Her Words Enraged Me—and Brought Me Here
A few months after my husband died, I was scrolling through Facebook and kept seeing this quote that a number of my friends had posted. It read:…
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Why We Must Teach Our Children To Keep on Doing Good to Others
The joyful anticipation of the beginning of summer break became tainted with disappointment as we walked home from school that day. My fifth grade…
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Labor and Delivery Nurse Has a Message For Grieving Parents: We Never Forget
Sweet mamas, I needed to share the heart of a labor and delivery nurse with you. I just finished a weekend of 12-hour night shifts in a usually…
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When My Husband Lost His Job, He Found God
I had just finished tucking in my three-year-old daughter for a nap. The house was finally quiet with my kindergartener at school. I slunk…
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Choosing to Meet Anger With Kindness
I was driving to get my son the other day and heard a car honk behind me. I looked in my rearview mirror and saw an old, beat-p truck stopped with…
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