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Unwanted Companion

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:February 4, 2022
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Healing Through Faith
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Grief has settled into my bones—a constant, cold, unwanted companion. There is no explanation sufficient to express how sad that makes me.  I…do…not…like…it… Not only am I struck by the…

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BOOK RECOMMENDATION: “Joe’s Table”

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:January 27, 2022
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Healing Through Faith/Loss of a Child
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Reading books and articles about other folks journeys, whether it’s about grief, addiction, or the like, can sometimes leave me feeling “less than”—like, there is no way I can deal…

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What’s Your Trigger?

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:January 10, 2022
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Healing Through Faith/Loss of a Child/Loss of a Spouse
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A friend whose husband passed away recently said she didn’t like Sundays anymore, because it is the day he died.  I get it.  💯 Some of us are affected so…

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New Year, Same Grief

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:January 6, 2022
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/How to Help Someone in Grief/Loss By Suicide/Loss of a Child/Loss of a Friend/Loss of a Parent/Loss of a Spouse
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When we experience the death of someone we love, it seems that the days go by slow, but the weeks and months fly by. Does that make sense to anyone…

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A Dark Time

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:December 22, 2021
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Healing Through Faith
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As the wind howled and the ice pellets rained down on the house, I knew losing power was inevitable. I was right—two hours later, everything shut off. No fridge condenser…

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Wishes Don’t Come True

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:December 12, 2021
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Healing Through Faith
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When I became part of my husbands family, I quickly learned that birthdays and holidays were a BIG DEAL!  With an immediate family circle numbering more than ten people in it,…

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I Miss Everything

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:December 7, 2021
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Loss of a Child
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I find so much of Melanie Desimone’s writing a comfort. She, too, is a bereaved mama, suffering with chronic health issues. I truly can’t improve on what she shares in…

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How to Be Thankful, When You Don’t Feel Like It

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:November 18, 2021
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Healing Through Faith
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November is here—the month with Thanksgiving at its core.  I aim for gratefulness every day, but my heart easily drifts back to the reasons I might NOT feel so thankful—the chief…

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The Caretakers Relief

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:November 10, 2021
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/Healing Through Faith/How to Help Someone in Grief/Loss of a Friend/Loss of a Parent/Loss of a Spouse
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Grief conjures a multitude of feelings and emotions.  Sadness, pain, anger, confusion, shock. If you were caretaker to your loved one who was suffering a long or chronic illness, feelings of…

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Comparison: A True Thief

  • Post author:Julie Wolf
  • Post published:October 29, 2021
  • Post category:About Grief/Healing/How to Help Someone in Grief
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As I have moved through this journey, following the death of my Levi, I am being taught that grief and sorrow are so different for each of us!  That’s not a…

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