Baby Steps are Giant Steps in Grief
Healing your heart when you are grieving is a slow process. It takes time to put those broken pieces back together one by one. I picture a broken [...]
It's the Little Things on the Hard Days
May and June used to be the months I looked forward to the most. May was full of days to celebrate. May means Mother’s Day, both my boys' birthdays, [...]
I Still Lose it Sometimes
It has been over three and half years since my husband died. This June it will be four years. There are times when it feels like a life [...]
Happy 38th!
Even after almost 3 1/2 years I still have a hard time referring to Mike in the past tense. I tend to refer to and talk about him [...]
Ordinary is Beautiful
Growing up in church it was very common to hear people share their stories, their testimonies. Testimonies were shared in our church services, in small groups, in youth [...]
The Unknown Ways You May Be Hurting Someone Who Is Grieving
Losing someone you love so dearly in your life isn’t just hard, it’s plain unbearable at times. It doesn’t matter if it’s your spouse, child, parent, close friend, [...]
Say I Love You Today; Tomorrow May Never Come
He used to throw all his dirty clothes on the floor right in front of the laundry hamper. It would make me so mad. I would tell him, [...]
When the Waves of Grief Make Time Stand Still
Just like anyone living with grief, mine comes in waves. Sometimes my waves are forceful and they will knock me over. Other times my waves give me a [...]
Grief: Finding the Good
Sadness Pain Tears Heartache Just a couple of the words that come to mind when we think of grief. Naturally, we associate grief with negativity. There is so much more that comes with [...]
Grief: Ways to Help a Grieving Child
Trying to maneuver through grief as an adult is difficult. It takes self-discipline, effort and strength. Tying to maneuver through grief as a child is just not fair. In a perfect [...]