“People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.” – Eleanor Roosevelt Finally a holiday I love. New Years has always been one of my favorite holidays. I love what it symbolizes. I feel that everyone always has hope. Hope for what the new year might bring. …
Tag Archives: loss of a child
thanksgiving
“It’s difficult for me to imagine the rest of my life without you. But I suppose I don’t have to imagine it… I just have to live it” -Ranata Suzuki Yet again, I don’t want to write. But I need to, because I know it helps me. It’s just hard, because it always makes me …
i’m trying
”We need to grieve the ones we have loved and lost in this lifetime — not to sustain our connection to suffering, but to sustain our connection to love.” -J.W. I wish I could write how wonderful life is, and how much better things are. But I promised to be honest. At least I’m still …
4 months later
“They say time heals all wounds, but that presumes the source of the grief is finite” ― Cassandra Clare Well, I’m still alive. Sometimes I’m unsure how, but I am. I am still living, breathing, and going through the motions. It’s honestly hard to believe it’s been 4 months. I don’t know how I’ve survived this …
anxiety
“It’s OKAY to be scared. Being scared means you’re about to do something really, really brave.” – Mandy Hale I’ve been meaning to write this post for about a week now. If I’m being honest, I’ve just been struggling. Life is hard. I feel like we’re always told that, but I guess I’m just feeling …
random acts
“And sometimes, against all odds, against all logic, we still hope.” – Unknown Don’t worry….this post has a happy ending. But to say this past week was rough would be an real understatement. It started out Monday with a call from the hospital billing department. I had asked them for help trying to understand my …
the baby shower
“We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.” -Kenji Miyazawa The past week has been a rollercoaster. Actually, every week is a rollercoaster. I think my life will probably always be like that…hopefully just smaller climbs and drops as time moves forward? I love real rollercoasters – but life rollercoasters are …
a month at work
Grief is exhausting. -Ciaran Hinds Well, I survived an entire month back at work. It was challenging. Some days I’d drive all the way to a town and then walk around mindlessly. Other days, I’d absolutely slay the day. Honestly, it’s been a good balance. Overall, I am proud of myself. I have to make …
awareness
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 …
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 …
strength in grief 