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    Anniversaries, Birthdays, Holidays, Death of a Child, Faith & Spirituality

    A Funeral, a Wedding, Graduations and One Unwanted Guest

    Saturday, June 22, 2019

    It has been six and a half years since our son, Mack, died suddenly on New Year’s Eve 2012, just shy of his ninth birthday. As the many of us […]

    Tags death of a child, getting to the other side of grief

    Category Anniversaries, Birthdays, Holidays, Death of a Child, Faith & Spirituality

    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 […]

    Tags coping with grief, death of a child, grief, time heals all wounds

    Category Death of a Child, The Grief Process

    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 […]

    Tags coping with grief, death of a child, healing, Moving forward

    Category Death of a Child

    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 […]

    Tags coping with grief, death of a child

    Category Death of a Child, Dreams, Faith & Spirituality, Signs

    Death of a Child, Faith & Spirituality, Holidays

    Día de Muertos: Eat, Speak, and Remember

    Friday, October 28, 2016

    The Oxford English dictionary defines “remember” as to “have in or be able to bring one’s mind an awareness of someone or something from the past.” I have thought a […]

    Tags death of a child, getting to the other side of grief, God, holidays, hope

    Category Death of a Child, Faith & Spirituality, Holidays

    Anniversaries, Birthdays, Holidays, Bereavement and Diversity, Death of a Child

    My Ten-Year Journey After Losing My Daughter

    Sunday, September 18, 2016

    I experienced the saddest moments of my life, as the unthinkable happened to my family, when Samar, my 18-year-old daughter died ten years ago. I never thought that what happened […]

    Tags coping with grief, death of a child

    Category Anniversaries, Birthdays, Holidays, Bereavement and Diversity, Death of a Child

    Anniversaries, Birthdays, Holidays, Holidays, Parent loss

    Father’s Day: A Duel Between Happiness and Sadness

    Friday, June 17, 2016

    The first Father’s Day I remember was when I was 8 or 9, and my dad and I were on an “Indian Guides” camping weekend with our “Tribe.” “Indian Guides” […]

    Tags acceptance, death of a child, death of a parent, Father, Father's Day, grief, healing, holidays, hope, son

    Category Anniversaries, Birthdays, Holidays, Holidays, Parent loss

    Anniversaries, Birthdays, Holidays, Holidays, Sibling loss, The Grief Process

    A Letter to My Living Children for Mother’s Day

    Tuesday, May 3, 2016

    Dearest ones, Mother’s Day is quickly approaching. Each year, I’ve received beautiful hand drawn cards or beautiful crafts from you that I cherish and save. Your words of love and […]

    Tags death of a child, grief, holidays, Mother's Day, sibling grief

    Category Anniversaries, Birthdays, Holidays, Holidays, Sibling loss, The Grief Process

    Death of a Child, The Grief Process, Your Grief

    Renaming the Stages of Grief

    Tuesday, April 28, 2015

    Chances are, you’ve heard of the stages of grief Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross introduced in her 1969 book, “On Death and Dying.” The stages are: 1. Denial 2. Anger 3. Bargaining […]

    Tags acceptance, anger, bargaining, coping with grief, death of a child, denial, Depression, grief, Kübler-Ross, stages of grief

    Category Death of a Child, The Grief Process, Your Grief

    Death of a Child, The Grief Process

    Grieving a Future I’ll Never Have

    Thursday, February 19, 2015

    When grief is new, it is excruciating and overwhelming. Many people get stuck in a quicksand of pain that is so thick and intense, it feels impossible to escape. As […]

    Tags acceptance, death of a child, grief, healing, honor, hopes and dreams, loss of the future

    Category Death of a Child, The Grief Process

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