Grief Holds My Hand
After my young husband died, I joined several grief groups. I wanted to connect with people who knew what grief…
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After my young husband died, I joined several grief groups. I wanted to connect with people who knew what grief…
Continue ReadingI will never forget that text exchange on a cold, winter day just nine months after burying my baby and…
Continue ReadingThere were lots of things I didn’t help with when my dad died in June of 2017. I have acute…
Continue ReadingDear Rachel, Today is your birthday. I know you know that already, but I’m just down here reminding the rest…
Continue ReadingWhat you don’t know is the ultrasound picture on the refrigerator isn’t you. I couldn’t bring myself to take hers…
Continue Reading“Be happy.” “Don’t be angry.” “Be thankful.” “Let it go.” “Move on.” “Don’t cry.” As if I weren’t trying. As…
Continue ReadingI wake up in a cold sweat. Ugh, I did it again. She came back to me, and all I…
Continue ReadingEach Monday evening, my son’s principal emails my son’s syllabus for the week. It’s a nicely organized Excel sheet complete…
Continue ReadingThey say life has a way of giving you exactly what you need when you least expect it. That when…
Continue ReadingI hate Mother’s Day. There. I said it. It’s embarrassing to feel this way. I feel terrible for saying it. …
Continue ReadingLast year in church on Mother's Day, I watched her. The woman who I knew to have had a miscarriage…
Continue ReadingSometimes my eyes fix upon a figure with a could-be silhouette. Blonde hair. Blue eyes. A young man coming into…
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