How to Be Thankful, When You Don’t Feel Like It
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…
The Caretakers Relief
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…
Comparison: A True Thief
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…
The Regular Good Cry
There are times when I have to hurt. I MUST succumb to a good cry. It can’t be helped. No matter how valiant and strong I want to be, some…
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,…
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