My World Stopped When I Lost My Dad
I think it’s safe to say we have all dealt with grief. If you haven’t, count your blessings. I, like…
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I think it’s safe to say we have all dealt with grief. If you haven’t, count your blessings. I, like…
Continue ReadingDear Father-in-Law, You are incredibly missed—not just by your son or your grandchildren, but by me, your daughter-in-law. I wish…
Continue ReadingThis ring is not much to look at now—a well-worn piece of turquoise costume jewelry, its cheap metal revealing its…
Continue ReadingMy mom died at the age of 45. Yes, just 45. Around Mother's Day, the reality of just how young…
Continue Reading“I take you for my lawful wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse,…
Continue ReadingHolidays. Birthdays. The day they physically left us. These are the ones that hit the hardest—the toughest days. But they…
Continue ReadingMy 7-year-old Jack loves solid information. He loves facts. He loves math. No second-guessing, no fuzzy answers. He also likes…
Continue Reading“Thao is with Jesus now,” we told her, barely choking out the whisper. Jesus. This invisible being we sing about.…
Continue ReadingI have sat here a million times over my life—on good days, on bad days, with friends, with family. I…
Continue ReadingTo my babies in Heaven, I still miss you. Sometimes I wonder if you can see us from Heaven. Do…
Continue ReadingFor so much of my life, I never understood why people used the phrase “passed on” when someone died. I…
Continue Reading“Grief is itself a medicine,” William Cowper. Everyone processes grief differently. The day after our mother’s death, my sister and…
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