Coping with Loss Archives : Winter Warrior

When Nobody Cares

My son would often tell me, “Ma, nobody really cares.” How my heart would weep […]

Discipline is required to keep moving forward in grief. This DOES NOT mean we are […]

Behind, or one lap ahead? There are instances in life that we may feel we […]

The first time I ever had a Marine in uniform show up at my door, […]

Everything is symbology in my life; that is just how my brain works. There are […]

I hurt all over, and yet I am numb. I believe I have hit a […]

It lurks beneath the still waters, stealthily waiting for the moments when I’m at my […]

I often cry, when I realize you will never see me grow old and gray—you […]

Sometimes it’s way too overwhelming to look too far ahead… For now, just focus on getting through today. 🌈

As my boi would always say, “Ain’t gonna lie…,” before unpacking what was on his […]

As I struggled in my puddle on the shower floor, my Boi’s gentle, calm voice cut through the pain, “Get up momma. You don’t belong down there!”

Paulina was here. It was sooo nice!!! She stayed three days and four nights… But, […]