At first, loss can feel like you are living in an absolute nightmare, except you […]
Tag: Navigating Grief
Ohhh, To Live Again…
At what point do we progress from merely “riding the ride” to actually enjoying it? […]
“She Be Back!!!”
My little guy was only eighteen months old when his big sissy was killed, yet […]
Into the Light with My Six Silver Moonbeams…
In grief, we unwittingly tend to tip-toe around certain subjects, events, memories, people, places, and […]
Grace by Grace, Stone to Stone
Heart pounding like it’s going to expire, headache like you won’t live till tomorrow, stabbing […]
Reworking My Masterpiece
Trauma can be an opportunity to start anew. When we have all that was ever […]
Déjà Vu
Goat therapy. By now, just about everyone has heard of it—at least if you are […]
Uninvited Guest
Uninvited Guest is a small piece I composed several months after Josie’s passing. It took […]
Without Beginning or End
These writings probably seem random and scattered to those inexperienced with grief, but to those […]
Grief, but NOT Despair: the First Days
In the first days, it was my innate instinct to cling to all that was […]
“On Eagles’ Wings,” I Ride
On Eagles’ Wings was the hymn that Josie and I were asked to play at […]
“Sad” Days
It has been a never ending journey since my precious baby girl passed—just over two […]