Grief

Never Give Up: Thoughts On the Coronavirus Pandemic Hello Dear Reader, Things have changed quite a bit since last I wrote to you. The world has now entered a pandemic,…

On October 30th, 2012, my dear friend and Kindred Spirit lost her life in a Christian community that had turned into a cult. She was psychologically and spiritually abused by…

Walk the Straight-N-Narrow:  A Poem about the Spiritual Abuse of Spiritual Authority Walk the straight-n-narrow, They said, And nothing will go awry. Walk the straight-n-narrow, and don’t ask the question why.…

Wild-Hearted Song – A Poem on Grief, Suffering, and Strength World, you have tried to beat me down. But my heart is a drum, and every time you pound it…

I tell stories about you, my friend. “I once had a friend who ____”, or “a friend once said___”, or “once a friend and I _____”. Every time I say…

For those of you who remember, I was asked to participate in a 48 Hours episode about my Kindred Spirit, Bethany. I’ve written a lot about her over the last…

It’s been a while since I’ve shared a poem on here. So here you go. Owning Our Scars we walk into the world unblemished, but we soon find that the…

After a year of grief, I’ve learned a lot. I’ve also made some mistakes along the way. Today, I jotted down 15 things I wish I’d known about grief when…

The Weight It starts as a sort of hollow feeling in the pit of your stomach And spreads throughout your mind and body. Then it’s above your head, crushing you…

In September 2013, I had another really hard breakdown over my friend’s death. It lasted almost the entire month. I was also really struggling with health issues, etc. This poem…