Grief

Four years ago, I woke up to frantic texts from my sister that something really bad had happened. Four years ago, I received one of those phone calls you always…

For those of you who might follow me on FB or other social media, you know that in the beginning of June, I lost another good friend (and a bit…

It’s February, which means that Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. And this year, I just want to confess something: I don’t know what it is to be loved.…

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…

Today, my Kindred Spirit would’ve been 29 years of age. Today, I’m also speaking about her to the media for the first time (on camera for 48 Hours). Today, I…

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…

I wasn’t going to blog this week, but then I read this post over at Micah J. Murray’s blog (if you don’t read him, you should), and the thoughts just…

When my grief post went viral last November and people were sharing their advice on grief, several people mentioned that the second year was harder than the first. That’s crazy!…

I’m not going to lie. Last week was particularly rough. I was going to write about all the gritty details in this post. But then I started writing this post…and…