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Grief
December 26, 2025
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By Lindsay Jensen

The Empty Chair

The holidays are fun. And hard. I always feel so blessed. And also so empty at times. Each aspect of…

My Son Is a Living Reminder of My Dad In Heaven

Grief, Living
December 9, 2025
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By Katarina Bohn

My Son Is a Living Reminder of My Dad In Heaven

I was 17 years old and a senior in high school when my father passed away after a lengthy battle…

Grief
November 2, 2025
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By Shari Strosser

Grief Shows Up Whenever It Wants

My dad has been gone for over a year. The grief has gotten better, as I had been told it…

Don’t Stop Talking about Your Loved Ones in Heaven

Grief
October 9, 2025
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By Kalan Krueger

Don’t Stop Talking about Your Loved Ones in Heaven

I often cry when I remember him. It is common for me to tear up when he enters the conversation,…

God, Did You See Me as My Heart Shattered?

Faith, Grief
October 7, 2025
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By Kara Helton

God, Did You See Me as My Heart Shattered?

Trigger warning: This post discusses the death of a child. God, did you see me? There in the family waiting…

Grief Isn’t Something You Get Over, It’s Something You Grow Around

Grief
June 21, 2025
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By Tess Ezzy

Grief Isn’t Something You Get Over, It’s Something You Grow Around

After my grandmother died, I expected grief to follow some kind of order. Maybe not a checklist, exactly—but something linear.…

Grief, Living
June 16, 2025
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By Hilary Gately

What Grandmas Do in Heaven

I can picture my mom sitting at her dining room table, the whirring of the old sewing machine filling the…

Keeping Her Memory Alive Hurts As It Heals

Grief
April 25, 2025
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By Amanda Reid

Keeping Her Memory Alive Hurts As It Heals

Grief is really hard. You can have days of feeling absolutely fine, then suddenly, it’s the middle of the day…

Grief, Living
April 22, 2025
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By Tabitha Yates

The Brightest Star in Heaven

Some children are blessed with the very best grandmothers who seem to shine as bright as the heavens. Mine were…

Mommy, Do They Have Cell Phones In Heaven?

Grief, Loss, Motherhood
March 11, 2025
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By Louisa Vilardi

Mommy, Do They Have Cell Phones In Heaven?

I take my children to the cemetery every summer to celebrate my mother’s birthday. The first time I did this,…

How Do We Keep the Holiday Magic Alive when the Family Matriarch is Gone?

Grief, Living
December 12, 2024
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By Mariah Maddox

How Do We Keep the Holiday Magic Alive when the Family Matriarch is Gone?

For many people, the holidays are a season of delight and celebration, a time when magic happens. But for some,…

A Baptism and a Grandma’s Hug from Heaven

Faith, Grief
November 6, 2024
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By Colleen Dilthey Thomas

A Baptism and a Grandma’s Hug from Heaven

She faked a heart attack so that I'd have a Cabbage Patch Doll. She sat in the front row for…

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The Empty Chair

My Son Is a Living Reminder of My Dad In Heaven

Grief Shows Up Whenever It Wants

Don’t Stop Talking about Your Loved Ones in Heaven

God, Did You See Me as My Heart Shattered?

Grief Isn’t Something You Get Over, It’s Something You Grow Around

What Grandmas Do in Heaven

Keeping Her Memory Alive Hurts As It Heals

The Brightest Star in Heaven

Mommy, Do They Have Cell Phones In Heaven?

How Do We Keep the Holiday Magic Alive when the Family Matriarch is Gone?

A Baptism and a Grandma’s Hug from Heaven

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