A new year with the same pain is another frustrating fact of grief. It reinforces the feeling of “it’ll NEVER be over.” But I’m here to tell you that while the second year isn’t the end of grief (and that tidbit may help free you), there are changes to...
Thanks for hanging out with me today, on Christmas. I know you’re probably struggling today, so I want to walk through the lyrics of our ‘Song of the Week’ and share 5 Bible verses to remind you why there is still hope. Had I not gone through the kind of pain...
Let’s say it like it is – Grief sucks! And it’s confusing and overwhelming to navigate most days. If you know someone going through grief especially at this time of year – during the holidays – it’s not always easy to know how help, so people will avoid...
So, how many people have asked, “Are you ready for Christmas?” Lawd, I hated that question especially my first Christmas in grief. In my head, I was sharing every detail of how my life had ‘flipped’ 3 months earlier and why I was in no way “ready” to...
In life before grief, you probably dealt with self-limiting thoughts that kept you ‘in your head’ and overthinking things. In grief, you’re gonna deal with any self-limiting thought and all doubts that have ever crossed your mind. You will struggle with those...
This is a Story of Hope Episode. These episodes are meant to share the real-life journeys of other women who are walking out the loss of their loved one. The movies we see on TV do a real good job of highlighting before to after but the truth of how things turn out...
This is a Story of Hope episode. These episodes are meant to share the real-life journeys of others who have or are walking out their loss of a loved one. The movies we see on TV do a real good job of highlighting before to after but the truth of how things turn out...
Think about life before grief. Weren’t there days or even seasons that you can remember not being happy? Well, in the beginning of grief, it’s even hard to find the ‘good much less the great in any given day. The loss and pain of grief overwhelm you and all you...
Today is Thanksgiving and it may be a day you just want over with, so giving thanks isn’t so easy. And, when you are getting lost in your feelings, it’s hard to do the thing that will change all things. I’m talking about being in God’s word. Today, I want you to...
The holidays are a real grief milestone – much like your loved one’s birthday, day of death and anniversaries. You know they are coming and yet there is no good way to prepare for how you will feel and how to make it through. I felt a lot of anxiety, sadness and...
