Everything I Do is For My Mom in Heaven
When I lost my mom, my world absolutely collapsed around me. It was my worst nightmare coming to life. It…
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When I lost my mom, my world absolutely collapsed around me. It was my worst nightmare coming to life. It…
Continue Reading“You’re so strong.” I hear this so often from people, and I think the same thing every time, “If they…
Continue ReadingHer picture sits on my desk within my line of sight when I sit down at my computer. But it…
Continue ReadingDedicated to my daughter and to all who unfortunately relate. I still recall that August day, The worst day of…
Continue ReadingDear friend, There’s nothing I can say or do that will make your loss hurt any less. You lost your…
Continue ReadingLosing my mom was the first real, all-consuming, heartbreaking, awful pain I ever felt in my 30 years of life.…
Continue ReadingI had six weeks to prepare for my mother’s death. That’s 42 days or 1,008 hours, depending on how you…
Continue ReadingGrief is a journey—not a place. It’s a heartbreaking adventure. A sad chapter in the book. Grief is debilitating days…
Continue ReadingA tragedy happened. Your heart was broken. Maybe it was betrayal or rejection. Grief or loss. Something happened and you…
Continue ReadingIn July 2014, our 25-year-old son Ryan (my stepson) was killed when the gas can he was using to light…
Continue ReadingI woke up on the wrong side of the bed. I had a bad day. I had a terrible week.…
Continue ReadingA new year is starting soon, a year likely to be filled with more milestone birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, summer trips…
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