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Grief, Kids
June 25, 2020
3 Minute Read

She Shouldn’t Have a Grandma in Heaven

There she sat in the back seat, sobbing. I could tell the kind of tears that flowed down her cheek. It was grief. She missed her. My mother. Her…

Grief, Loss
June 24, 2020
3 Minute Read

It’s Impossible To See the Hurt Within a Heart, So Please Just be Kind

Did you know when your child dies in the hospital, there isn’t a magical door that leads right to your bedroom where you can crawl under the covers…

Grief, Motherhood
June 13, 2020
4 Minute Read

I Should Have Cherished Time With My Mom When I Had the Chance

I am a grown orphan . . . or at least that’s how it feels. I know technically the definition of an orphan is a person, specifically a child,…

Grief, Loss
June 9, 2020
4 Minute Read

Until I Lost My Mom, I Didn’t Know

Two months ago, I lost my mom. She was my best friend and has always been my person in life. You really can’t prepare yourself for something…

Grief
June 7, 2020
2 Minute Read

Sometimes I Find Myself Lost in That Last Goodbye

Sometimes I have to remind myself to breathe. I have to take myself out of that moment. The one from two years ago when I lost my mother. The moment…

Grief
June 2, 2020
3 Minute Read

Missing This Time With Loved Ones Hurts

The biggest realization for me after losing my mom was the reality of how short life really is. It made me see the world differently, see my…

Grief, Kids
May 30, 2020
5 Minute Read

“I Need To Make Him a Purple Bunny So He’s Not Alone.”

It was no ordinary Monday, not for our family, and most certainly not for our 4-year-old daughter. In fact, ordinary had been nowhere to be found for…

Grief, Marriage
May 22, 2020
7 Minute Read

Grief Holds My Hand

After my young husband died, I joined several grief groups. I wanted to connect with people who knew what grief was, but more importantly, knew what…

Grief
May 21, 2020
6 Minute Read

Don’t Try To Fix Me—Just Sit With Me

I will never forget that text exchange on a cold, winter day just nine months after burying my baby and I was asked how I was doing. Not a simple…

Grief
May 21, 2020
7 Minute Read

A Funeral Luncheon For 120

There were lots of things I didn’t help with when my dad died in June of 2017. I have acute and poignant memories of many things, good and bad,…