ZACHARIAH’S STORY
Everyone who met him has Zachariah's Story. Reviewing books can be a daunting task. I always appreciate it when someone trusts my judgment enough to share my opinion, and although…
Everyone who met him has Zachariah's Story. Reviewing books can be a daunting task. I always appreciate it when someone trusts my judgment enough to share my opinion, and although…
He was standing in the kitchen when he spoke some of the most profound words I’ve heard him say: “I hate it when people say ‘I’m sorry’!” He repeated it three times.…
I rambled up to a window at the county clerks office, all ready to pay my vehicle registrations and taxes due. But no; I got out of the car and…
Last year was brutal for many of us. Someone we care about died, or we had to muddle through another year, peppered with dates of reminders: the "companions" of reminders and…
When my friend Cora attended her first grief group meeting, she entered with long-felt emotions of dread and anxiety. She had no idea what to expect from these folks, and…
The older we get, the more we experience death and loss. As children, the most common death we may go through is the that of grandparents; then as we grow…
As the dreaded day grows closer, I am struck by the thought that it never feels the same from year to year. I always enter the month with added anxiety…
He stood there, nervous and unsure of what would happen next. My friend, Chris, had just given a speech about how he contends with the loss of his wife, and…
I’ve had several broken bones in my 54 years of life, and most of them, one could recognize with the naked eye. I had a cast, or tape on my…
Even though the weight of my grief is present all the time, it can feel like others around me don’t realize this, which is a difficult reality to acknowledge. I…