Children and grief

by | Jan 30, 2014 | Grief

My son “Bug” is a very sensitive soul. He is six and he is precious. Today, he was brought to absolute hysterical tears over a Budweiser commercial. If you’ve seen it, you know which one I’m about to mention. The puppy and the horse? Poor...

I Need You to Know { Grieving Mother }

by | Jan 21, 2014 | Grief

Sentiments from a Grieving Mother   I need you to know that I am not OK. I will never be OK. But I am different. I live in a new reality. I don’t need sympathy. I don’t need looks of pity. I do need understanding. I need YOU to understand that I am...

Hannah’s Legacy {Giveaway}

by | Jan 15, 2014 | Honoring Your Lost Child

Kelly DeBie is a force of nature. I don’t even remember how we came across each other in the blog world, but somehow we became friends. And I’m so glad for that. Through her, I was introduced to a writing group and the Fiction Friday series, which I...

New Year, New You?

by | Jan 10, 2014 | Healing

If only it were that simple, right? When the clock struck midnight jolting us into a New Year, wouldn’t it be nice if anything bad from the year past was just washed away? If everything were fresh and new… In some ways, that sounds lovely. In other ways,...