It’s Up to You
When someone we love passes away, the timeline of our lives is split into two distinct areas: BEFORE and AFTER. I have experienced the loss of grandparents, parents, siblings, aunts…
Designed to Mend
When I was newly married, just 21 years old, I was involved in a single car accident that left me pretty banged up and with a concussion. It was New…
The Death of Dreams
One of the most harsh realities we might come to when someone we love dies, is understanding that what we hoped and planned for the future is gone, too! We lose…
It Was Just A Magazine
Just when you think you may be moving forward a bit… Just when gazing at their picture doesn’t cause a swell of sadness and tears, but a soft smile may…
Am I A Helicopter Parent?
I had not heard the term “helicopter parent” until a few years ago, when a friend commented that I was beginning to behave like one! Common sense told me all I…
Goals & Grief
There are so many things that change in our lives when we are new to this grief journey. Very few of those seem positive, and we long for who we were,…
Come To Our Senses
Most of us have been given five senses with which to use on a daily basis. At times, they can be the foundation of triggers that may be pleasant, or…
Anger & Loss
“I loathe my very life; therefore I will give free reign to my complaint and speak out in the bitterness of my soul.” Job 10:1 Emotions of every kind are…
We Are Not the Same
When the person we love so very much dies, one of the most helpful, freeing, things to remember, I believe, is to realize grief makes you think and behave differently. …
On Visiting the Cemetery…
When it comes to visiting the resting place of our loved one, there are varying levels of what is helpful or even culturally appropriate. When my elder brother passed, my…
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