In grief, we unwittingly tend to tip-toe around certain subjects, events, memories, people, places, and […]
Tag: Pressing On
Grace by Grace, Stone to Stone
Heart pounding like it’s going to expire, headache like you won’t live till tomorrow, stabbing […]
Riding the Ride
Grief is often compared to ocean waves—for me, it is often experienced through the lenses […]
The Hardest Thing I Ever Did…
The Hardest Thing I Ever Did… It was not the tragic way you died, though […]
And So, I Set Forth to Nourish What Is Left…
One of Josie’s favorites: “Sheep May Safely Graze,” by J.S. Bach… She would always hum […]
It Is Not the Same River, and I Am Not the Same Woman…
It has been said that no man can step into the same river twice… “for […]
Nearly 1,000 Days Dying—“Every Day”
Fall is in the air once again. The familiar crispness enlivens those of us that […]
Reworking My Masterpiece
Trauma can be an opportunity to start anew. When we have all that was ever […]
Somewhere up ahead…
A very long time. That’s how long Josie has been gone… Today came laced with […]
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 […]