Tag: death

Fiercely, Unconditional, First & Always

It has taken me a long time to understand I don’t have to have a fight with grief. It can be a natural, daily process and part of my life. I don’t have to try to figure it …

More Than A Dash

A headstone is an earthly reminder of life. The dash which represents years of life filled with stories and adventures, heartaches and dreams has a lot to live up to. It’s a small engraving, a dash. It holds …

The Truth About My 43rd Year.

**Every writer and reader I know is cringing about now. Sometimes, this is how I write. Word vomit, spilling out on the page in a rush of emotion and heartache. Confusion and uncertainty swirl in my head as …

The Day I Let Animosity Go

Forgiveness is not easy. It requires a lot of time, patience and most of all grace. Often we don’t realize how much work it takes. It isn’t only about the person we need to forgive either. We have …

The Dirty Grief Inside Me

Good Grief, Charlie Brown. Boy, Lucy was not kidding. Grief is the weirdest most constricting feeling I have ever experienced. I already had no idea what the future held for me, and once grief entered the picture, everything …