God keeps teaching me about rest, especially as it relates to navigating through life altering grief. Rest is such an important part of the human experience and affects us in profound ways. I’ve discovered rest has many facets. It is ...
Our family is readying to welcome a new grandbaby at the end of July. This will be the fourth (and second boy!). Glenn was alive and present at the birth of our first grandbaby. He was so proud and excited ...
Messy Mornings: 3 Choices I Have Each Day Early in my personal grief journey, sometimes one of the hardest times of the day was freshly waking up. A healthy deep sleep seemed to whisk me away into some sense ...
I don't think anyone ever imagines many of the "what ifs" that become reality when someone dies well before their time. There are rarely rules or pre-established guidelines for people like us to follow. And, even if there were, I ...
Who is that lady?.... I’m not her anymore. Scattered throughout my home are lovely photographs of the life I lived, loved, and lost. Hilarious moments as a so in love young couple and pair of new parents. Our first chances ...
I have been struggling on how to tell my in laws that I have moved on. It is not something that is easy to just say. Today I saw them and didn't say anything. I wish I could just ...
As the sixth anniversary of Rick's death approaches, I realize I’ve had many shifts in my attitude about how I view my life here alone. For about the first two years, my whole identity was that of a widow. I ...
Transformational change occurs when a person or family makes a fundamental change in how they live. It's often triggered by a dramatic change of surroundings, conditions, or influences. The loss of a significant person from your life can bring transformational ...
The Little Things I Miss So much of sharing life with my sweet husband was made up of big moments, milestones and memories. The birth of traditions and the joyful adjustments to newlywed life. Each anniversary, vacation, date ...