It takes strength to make your way through grief, to grab hold of life and let it pull you forward. – Patti Davis It still feels so strange living my life without Kellan. I was so unsure of what my life would be like with him, and now I will never know. Sometimes when I …
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the new normal
“Grief changes shape, but it never ends.” -Keanu Reeves This time of my life is very strange. I suppose if I had to fit it into one of the stages of grief, you could call it “acceptance”. Except I never felt as though I didn’t accept Kellan’s death. It’s just a very weird feeling. I …
to my son
“No farewell words were spoken, no time to say goodbye, you were gone before we knew it, and only God knows why.” – Unknown Dear Kellan, The day I lost you, was the worst day of my life. Thinking about it hurts almost as badly as living it. But I have to think about it, …
anger
“Almost every sinful action ever committed can be traced back to a selfish motive. It is a trait we hate in other people but justify in ourselves. ” ― Stephen Kendrick The 5 stages of grief is so interesting. It’s also so very misunderstood. I just recently purchased a book called “The Grief Recovery Handbook”. It’s …
back from the ussr
“Just because someone carries it well, doesn’t mean it isn’t heavy.” -Unknown I survived 8 whole days in Russia. Oh, and 47 hours of travel…that I did alone. It was such an incredible experience, and I’m beyond grateful I was able to go. So thankful I could support my husband on his first international coaching …
24 hour rollercoaster
“Think of your child then, not as dead, but as living; not as a flower that has withered, but as one that is transplanted, and touched by a Divine hand is blooming in richer colors and sweeter shades than those of earth.” – Richard Hooker Time for another one of those raw & real posts. It’s …
back to work
“Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.” –Marcel Proust Each day I wake up before my alarm goes off. I’m not sure why, but I don’t mind. Today I woke up early and got to catch the last period of Scott’s exhibition hockey game in …
6 weeks later
“There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.” – Aeschylus On Thursday, it had been 6 weeks since I gave birth to Kellan. I am unsure how I have made it through those 6 weeks, but I have. I am still breathing. I had my “postpartum fetal demise” appointment …
sweet kellan
“Life is not the way it is supposed to be. It is the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.” –Virginia Satir Yesterday, Frank Warren from PostSecret (a project I have loved for over a decade) sent a tweet out with the link to my blog. This was …
walking through fog
“No one ever told me that grief felt so much like fear.” – C.S Lewis I’ve felt more like myself this past week than I have in a while. It’s a strange feeling. I feel more like myself, but I am still so far away from who I was. It’s a new normal, right? I …
strength in grief 