Happy Birthday to My Dear Dead Husband
There are certain milestones that a griever has to go through on their journey. The first year is the hardest because you hit all of these milestones for the first time. Some come around in their time as the following years travel their cycle. In my opinion, the birthday of a beloved deceased is one …
Using Dreams and Grief To Go From Hell To Hello
This week’s blog post comes direct from Chantal King from Grieve Me Alone. I am honored to have her contribute her story to share to the rest of us. Everyone’s grief journey is different. Here is hers. How she uses dreams and grief together to create something wonderful for anyone who is grieving. Caution: don’t touch …
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Why My Kids’ Mental Health Mandates Going Back To School During Covid
I’ve been honored to write a guest post for a wonderful website called MindSpeaks. They reached out asking for a piece on mental health – I decided to take the current situation at hand: my kids’ mental health during covid. This post is where I talk about the pro’s and con’s of sending your child …
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Turn Loss Into Strength
Share on facebook Facebook Share on twitter Twitter Share on pinterest PinterestThis week, I had the honor of sharing my story of how I turned loss into strength in a guest post published on A Purpose In Pain. Sam has a beautiful blog that shares stories to help others feel less alone in theirs. Sam says “I …
Hands-On Math Activities Using Playdough
Trying to home-school my kids during this Covid-19 lock-down has been hard, especially as they are four years apart. Math is a very conceptual concept, so I wanted a fun way to teach them using hands-on math activities using playdough! It may not seem like it, but the activities that a preschooler likes are a …
Father’s Day As A Solo Mom Sucks
It’s really simple. When it comes every year, it’s a siren song announcing loud and clear that your alone. Father’s Day as a Solo Mom sucks. Share on facebookFacebookShare on twitterTwitterShare on pinterestPinterest Every Year, It’s A Challenge My son’s father died when he was two and a half. My daughter is a homegrown donor …
The Importance of Rituals In Grief
There is great importance of rituals in grief during trying times. These are unprecedented times indeed, when it seems that every week there’s some calamity to shake our world. First, came the wildfires of Australia which threatened to burn the country to the ground. Then, the Corona Virus which forced the world to hide away …
How To Decide To Take Someone Off Life Support
Not too long ago, a friend of a friend went through exactly what I went through back in 2014. The agony of being in the hospital. Keeping vigil on your loved one. Not knowing if they are brain dead or not, is torturous. How to decide to take someone off life support is a traumatic …
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Natural Burial Options
As much as it’s hard to talk about, it’s inevitable that one day you will die. Burial arrangements will need to be made – but what if you don’t want to choose between cremation and burial? Wouldn’t it be great if there were other options out there? Something that’s more gentle on the environment than …
Choose Your Battles
Some days are longer than others. I don’t know about you, but during this Corona Virus home stay lock-down most days blend into each other and the hours stretch looong. Now that we’re all stuck together 24/7 with no reprieve, without our usual outlets of school or social life, we’re all getting a little wiggy. …