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 expect. If...
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 that...
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 trying. If...
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 participate in...
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...
When I heard people talking about Thanksgiving or Christmas, the anxiety would rise, and the dread would increase. I wanted to escape all the happy holiday things. But, short of escaping (which is fine if you need to), I want to share how to include your loved one...
Has it been shocking to you that grief has been harder than you thought? That it’s taking SO much longer than you imagined and that it seems like it will never end? Well, the first holidays (and possibly the second) will be as shocking and make you feel the same...
When my guest today was finishing the writing of her book, “Cutting Through Despair: Dare to Hope” – something very unexpected happened. Her husband became ill and died. In today’s episode, Kathy shares the story of her grief journey thus far and what a Godly hope...
If you look back over your life, are there times that you felt lost or without hope of a better tomorrow? Are there times when God didn’t answer your prayer the way you wanted? This, on steroids is what grief is. And, if this is your first major loss, it will...
You may be thinking – “Exercise…now? I can’t get out of the bed some days.” My biggest goal was to take a shower and some days it took ALL day to accomplish that. So, who cared about walking around the block? In this episode, I’ll share how to go about adding...