Do You Think They Want Your Words?
No Words She abruptly stopped talking as we stood outside her front door. She asked if we could wait here a minute. We said yes. When she came back, she…
Read moreFix Your Attention on the Nearest Wound
I only discovered this following quote last week. It was written by author and activist adrienne maree brown on October 2, 2017, the day after the 2017 mass shooting in…
Read moreWho Is Your Grief Partner?
The Giveaway I think, “I can sneak by this time. Maybe she won’t notice.“ If my voice is calm and my words are coherent, who can tell? But within minutes…
Read moreWhen It’s More Than an Empty Hole
Cut It Down They’re cutting down the tree today. Buzzzzzz. That’s the sound I hear through my ears. But the sound I hear through my heart is louder. Children laughing.…
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When It Hurts
—Grace & Truth Linkup
Everybody knows pain. We’ve all experienced suffering. And probably of every type: physical, mental, emotional, spiritual. In the midst of our pain, we likely want to pray it all away…
Read moreHere’s to the Healers
We passed the year anniversary of Stan’s death on March 15, 2020. It was one of the last days we could enter a restaurant to eat together, and the first…
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