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Grief
April 14, 2026
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By Lisa Ingrassia

Grief Didn’t Break Me, It Rearranged Me

I survived losing my father after his long, grueling battle with cancer. It was one of the most difficult seasons…

Grief
February 9, 2026
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By Kristyna Moore

Nobody Prepares You for Losing a Parent

Nobody prepares you for the loss of a parent. How could they? How do you explain the surreal feeling of…

Grief
January 28, 2026
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By Kelly Cole

Love Never Leaves

“They’ve found a spot on your daddy’s pancreas.” The tearful words my mama said to me on that Monday. Words…

Grief
November 1, 2025
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By Meagan Connolly

The View from the Hospital Recliner

The time was roughly 9:30 p.m. when I walked into room 108 with my overnight bag, pillow in hand, and…

Grief
August 21, 2025
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By Divine Leonardo

I Thought about My Dad Again Today

Today, I thought about my dad—just like I do every day. There was nothing special about today. It’s not his…

Faith, Grief
June 8, 2025
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By Mary Kate Hampton

Communion with Ghosts

This was the first sacrament without one of my parents. For the last one, my mom was in the throes…

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…

Losing an Elderly Parent after a Long Life Still Stings

Grief, Loss
August 22, 2024
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By Shari Strosser

Losing an Elderly Parent after a Long Life Still Stings

If you have lost an elderly parent, I bet people have said to you “at least he/she lived a good,…

Grief, Loss
July 24, 2024
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By Meg MacDuff

My Mother Will Always Be With Me

When a mother dies, people often say “she’ll always be with you” or “she’s your guardian angel now.” I even…

Grief, Loss
June 16, 2024
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By Megan Kiger

I Wish Dad Were Here

“I wish Dad wasn’t dead, ” my sister said as we trudged back into the spring pollen to make small…

Grief, Living, Loss
May 9, 2024
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By Lisa Ingrassia

Dear Cancer, I Thought We Paid Our Dues

This is not how it was supposed to be. I am most certainly not made for this. God, why are…

I Asked the Questions and Mother Had the Answers. Now What?

Grief, Living, Loss
April 8, 2024
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By Louisa Vilardi

I Asked the Questions and Mother Had the Answers. Now What?

No one is really ever prepared for loss. Moreover, there is no tutorial on all that comes with it. Whether…

losing a parent

Grief Didn’t Break Me, It Rearranged Me

Nobody Prepares You for Losing a Parent

Love Never Leaves

The View from the Hospital Recliner

I Thought about My Dad Again Today

Communion with Ghosts

The Brightest Star in Heaven

Losing an Elderly Parent after a Long Life Still Stings

My Mother Will Always Be With Me

I Wish Dad Were Here

Dear Cancer, I Thought We Paid Our Dues

I Asked the Questions and Mother Had the Answers. Now What?

Get It Now

So God Made a Mother