My husband and I are moving in a month. He is paraplegic. I’m recovering from open heart surgery and have a pig valve in my heart. These factors made us […]
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Can You Grieve for a Place?
Friday, September 6, 2019
Death by Cancer, Death of a Spouse, The Grief Process
The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
What is the story you tell yourself about your loss? Even as a child, I understood the power of stories. Through words, I could escape into worlds far, far away. […]
Death of a Child
After Loss: Fear Can Be An Asset to Grieving Individuals
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
“No one ever told me that grief felt so much like fear”– C.S. Lewis This first line in C.S. Lewis’s book A Grief Observed , inspired me to reflect […]
Death by Cancer, Death of a Spouse
Being Exquisitely Seen
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Books Saved Me I’ve been a lover of words and books and writers since childhood. I treasure the way we can be educated, transported, and transformed through what we read […]
Anniversaries, Birthdays, Holidays, The Grief Process
Turning Less Into More
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Well, that was unexpected. It seems, even when dozens and dozens of years have passed, grief, and what triggers it, can still surprise me. I’m writing this on Mother’s Day. […]
Death of a Child, The Grief Process
The Wound Time Won’t Heal
Sunday, February 10, 2019
Time heals all wounds. We’ve all heard it. Sounds incredibly hopeful for someone who’s drowning in grief. Except when time doesn’t heal your wound. Not enough time. It’s been years […]
Death of a Child
Adrift in A Sea of Grief
Monday, November 5, 2018
I am adrift in an endless sea of grief. As I float along, the world continues to go on around me as if I am walking among the bustling crowds—but […]
The Grief Process
Death of Husband Led Her to Stop Fearing Life
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
The word “fear”. Take a moment to think about what fear means to you. To me, the word brings up a million different images. To most, it means that they […]
Faith & Spirituality, Special Topics, The Grief Process
Waiting for God to Respond to a Prayer
Friday, December 22, 2017
There is a classic psychological question you may be familiar with that is related to our ability to wait on God: “If a tree falls in the forest and there […]
Death of a Child, Dreams, Faith & Spirituality, Signs
Keep the Door to Your Soul Open
Sunday, December 17, 2017
I was given a pocket size daily devotional after Mack died called “Healing After Loss” written by Martha Whitmore Hickman, who was also a bereaved parent. I carried it in my purse for […]
