Please Don’t be Afraid of My Grief
There is always a look of complete terror on people’s faces when they ask me about my dad and I…
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There is always a look of complete terror on people’s faces when they ask me about my dad and I…
Continue ReadingGrief makes us uncomfortable. Being face to face with someone else’s intense sadness is really hard. In my life, people…
Continue ReadingThe well-loved picture frame sits on the shelf in your grandkids’ room; just high enough to be out of reach…
Continue ReadingDear hurting heart, I don’t know where you find yourself as you read this, but I know grief and heartache…
Continue ReadingI used to be someone who said, "God doesn't give you more than you can handle." That was before I…
Continue ReadingI know you don’t want to be here. None of us do. The membership fees are high. The highest, in…
Continue ReadingFive weeks after my daughter Dorothy died, my nephew was born. I remember going to our weekly therapy session and…
Continue ReadingToday I will be reliving the most horrible night of my life. Honestly, it plays over and over in my…
Continue ReadingSometimes the ludicrousness of the sentence, “My child had cancer and died,” has to bring humor in order for me…
Continue ReadingMy middle child, Austin, is not the extrovert like his older sister and younger brother. Though he doesn’t hide from…
Continue ReadingDear grief, I won’t even try to pretend you haven’t changed me. We met four years ago now, and I…
Continue ReadingI'm still grieving. Yes, still. I made it until almost lunchtime today before I was forced stop, and consciously think…
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