Category Archives: death

Honesty in Loss

My personal expressions of what feels helpful to those facing loss during the holiday season

Holidays Bring up Memories

Reflecting on past holiday memories after losing family members. 🍂

Holiday Loss

When you lose someone the loss can be accentuated on the holidays. Today it is Halloween. In the morning I was at the middle school where I have volunteered for 10 years. It was the first school my oldest son entered after being homeschooled through elementary. I wanted to keep a casual eye so IContinue reading “Holiday Loss”

On Camp

This is an accolade to camp. As a child I attended summer camps for one or two weeks or a few days at a time over the summer, sometimes a few different camps during a summer break. Never for the entire summer as some kids especially in the east do. It was mostly a lovelyContinue reading “On Camp”

Book Report

I am listening to a Reese Witherspoon book, Broken Country by Clare Leslie Hall. I just happened upon it because it was well rated. I have been surprised and delighted by how much it resonates with me. As a mom who lost two of my children in one year I really identify with the lossContinue reading “Book Report”

On Loss

It is so hard always having to ignore or pretend that I have only 3 children when I have….had? 5. The questions from people about my children are dreaded and embarrassing. Sometimes I answer vaguely, dishonestly. Not wanting to admit my two oldest children are not here on earth anymore. Sometimes I just say theyContinue reading “On Loss”

The Relief You Feel

This post details the raw, disparate feelings of the blogger in the wake of multiple tragedies and trauma and carries the essence of hope.

Timeline

Viewer discretion advised as this concerns, a very serious topic, the disappearance and loss that was eventually determined to be a suicide of my son