Tag: Blue Christmas

Posted on December 21, 2023June 25, 2024

It’s been over five years since we lost our son, and my grief has ebbed and flowed, as has my writing. I’m not sure why, but finding words these days is a little harder. Though I’m farther down the road, I still have days when I struggle. Reading my journal has reminded me that grief…

by Holding it Together...Grief and Hope February 28, 2026

A Sunday evening prayer

Dear Jesus, We thank You for a new week ahead, with all its opportunities and challenges. We lift before You the weary, the downtrodden, and the restless. They are the ones who feel as if they are spinning their wheels. They rise each day only to do what seems the same as the day before.…

by Holding it Together...Grief and Hope September 14, 2025

The Moments We Hold

It was late in the spring of 2019 when the sound of laughter bounced through the jack pine and balsam fir. The woods had life in them – my life – it was the laughter of my children. In their joy, I heard God’s goodness, a reminder that every breath is a gift to be…

by Holding it Together...Grief and Hope August 27, 2025August 27, 2025

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