The loss of any loved one is a terrible blow that hurts our hearts and leaves us inconsolable. However, when a parent loses a child, it’s a different type of […]
Death of a Child
What’s the Difference When Grieving For a Child?
Monday, April 6, 2020
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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” […]
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 […]
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 […]
