Sometimes We Need Someone to Just Sit With Us in Our Struggle
Early this morning, I told (yelled is more accurate) my sons to get up with the same furious ferocity I…
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Early this morning, I told (yelled is more accurate) my sons to get up with the same furious ferocity I…
Continue ReadingI took a walk up my driveway yesterday. The bitter wind whipped snow against my face, making the single-digit temperatures…
Continue ReadingThe holiday season, typically a time of joy and excitement can sometimes leave me feeling a bit down. As I…
Continue ReadingFor many people, the holiday season is a cheerful and joyous time. A time they look forward to all year.…
Continue ReadingEven I am guilty of comparing grief to a journey, but let me explain why that isn’t so. There is…
Continue ReadingIt's hard to admit, but some years I have to force myself to decorate for Christmas. Some years the lights…
Continue ReadingDid you know grief has a smell? To me, it smells like furniture stain and a fresh can of paint.…
Continue ReadingRecently, my world felt as if it were crashing around me. I was so angry I think my rage could…
Continue ReadingIt’s a random Thursday. I’ve been crying all day. I can hear the students at my daughter's elementary school up…
Continue ReadingIt just hit me. I’m going to be sad. I’m going to be sad when you don’t want to go…
Continue ReadingI burst into tears the other day at the nail salon. “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas” came on over…
Continue ReadingI felt his body stiffen and his jaw set as he snuggled in closer beside me. His 9-year-old self was…
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