What’s in a monogram?
Several years before my husband passed away, I took gift items to a sweet little shop to have them monogrammed. One of the owners (I’ll use the name Libby for…
Stairwell Reveal
My favorite part of my job at the YMCA was meeting new members and hearing their stories.One day I signed up a new member that I will call Shelly. Shelly…
Permission, yes.
I started a new job with the YMCA 18 months after I lost my husband. The job that I accepted was in membership. My responsibilities were to greet the members…
Step Out
After the loss of my husband, I was struggling on several levels. One struggle in particular kept nagging at me…”Do I take on another job to help with the finances?”…
Tough Dates
The 5 year anniversary of our son’s death, Ben Koier, is an extra tough date. I guess because I can’t believe it has been 5 years. (Ben was killed by…
God and Me
So many things have shaped my faith ~ few like grief.I had loved Tom, cared for him as he died and released him to a loving Heavenly Father who would someday…
What Grief Feels Like
I wrote the following a couple of years after burying my 17 year old son, Christopher. It isn't pretty and, at times, sounds downright ugly. I decided not to edit…
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