What Grieving Hearts Really Need is Grace
I know they mean well. I know they speak with love. That doesn’t make the words sting any lighter. The…
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Did I Take Him For Granted?
I used to drink a ton of coffee, but in January, for health reasons, I switched to herbal tea. One…
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I Wonder What it Would Be Like if You Were Still Here
I stopped in to say hello. The tears flowed from my eyes the moment I knelt down on the grass.…
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You Can’t Outrun the Grief of Losing a Parent
I’ve been thinking a lot about death lately. Death and grief and the impending doom of losing my mom. (Yeah,…
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Dear Mom, You’re Gone So a Part of Me is, Too
On April 25, 2018, my world imploded and I’m still living in the aftershock. Every day since has felt like…
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“Mama…I’m Scared”
SUDEP. Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. SUDEP killed Disney Channel star Cameron Boyce and brought “the unspoken” into my home.…
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Sackcloth and Ashes: When Grief is Messy
EDITOR'S NOTE: THIS POST DISCUSSES SUICIDE I didn’t truly understand the intensity of grief until I lost my husband, Eric.…
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Nothing Makes You Appreciate Life More Than Death
Nothing makes you appreciate life more than death. I was still reeling from the loss of my dad when one…
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Another Year Has Come and Gone, But I’ll Never Stop Missing You
It’s been six years to the day since we lost you. In fact, in the time it will take me…
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44 is Too Young For a Mother to Die
We sat watching the line of kids—and our daughters’ chubby little fingers—“play” the piano. My friend smiled affectionately at the…
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