Grief

The Beauty of Death

Death is such a dark word. Some synonyms for the word death are end, expiration, finish, extermination, ruin, eradication, termination, obliteration. Every single word is depressing. This is [...]

2022-03-23T19:22:25+00:00March 23, 2022|

O Christmas Tree

Every year Mike, the boys and I went to the same Christmas tree farm to pick out our tree. We would walk circles around the lot until we [...]

2021-12-08T04:14:36+00:00December 6, 2021|

Same Dress Different Husband

I am a sucker for a fancy event to attend and get dressed up for. I have a small section in my closet of dresses I've worn over [...]

2021-11-19T15:26:11+00:00November 19, 2021|

5 Things I Wish I Realized More About Myself Before Husband Died

My husband died 5 years ago. Some days it seems like a lifetime ago, while others seem like it was just yesterday. Some days I feel like I [...]

2021-08-22T20:34:27+00:00August 22, 2021|

Advice From a Bonus Dad on How to Help His Grieving Bonus Sons

**This post is written by my husband on earth, David.** On my way to work this morning a song started to play by an artist named Kolby Cooper. [...]

2021-04-14T21:28:34+00:00April 14, 2021|

Through His Lenses

**This post is written by my husband on earth, David.** At times life just really seems to beat you down. Lately, I have been in a funk, stuck [...]

2021-04-06T03:59:38+00:00April 6, 2021|

Jealous of the Angels

I have dreamt about what heaven would be like since I was a little girl. I learned about heaven in Sunday School, from my parents, from reading the [...]

2021-03-28T16:00:04+00:00March 29, 2021|

Grief is Silly

This may look like any ordinary Coors Light beer can. It's not. Far from it. This can tells a story. About five years ago "Coors" I will call [...]

2021-02-18T17:54:15+00:00February 18, 2021|

Through Hell and High Water Book PRE-ORDER!

I am so excited to share with you that my book, Through Hell and High Water is now available for pre-order. Reserve your copy HERE I keep looking [...]

2021-01-27T03:20:59+00:00January 27, 2021|

The Almost

After my husband died I almost gave up. I almost threw in the towel so many times because it was too hard to face another day without him. [...]

2020-12-30T16:04:52+00:00December 30, 2020|