I Don’t Know What To Tell You: Week 10

This isn’t about grief. This is about what grief does to your future relationships. This week my (new) husband is on a business trip in Ohio. When he arrived there were tornado alerts and the Mall across from his hotel was still dark from losing power earlier in the morning. I asked him what city […]

I Don’t Know What To Tell You: Grief Week 8

There is a promise in the bible- a commandment with a promise– Honor thy father and thy mother that your days may be long upon the earth. I remember that phrase and the promise because I had always been a good daughter. I knew I would grow to be very old–because I’m a believer. What’s […]

I Don’t Know What To Tell You: Grief week 4

It was hard to start writing this because my husband was working from home, and there’s still this strange sort of barrier that I don’t know how to remove properly between he and I with regards to talking about my late husband. Talking about the dead is always a touchy subject, but talking about your […]

I Don’t Know What To Tell You: Grief Week 3

I said in week one that the profound absence of my late husband felt like a lost limb–a phantom pain that was hard to explain at the time. The pain in the first few weeks and months is constantly exposed and magnified by every day actions. Things as simple as going to the bathroom, taking […]

Grief: Type 4

The last person you expect to meet could be the person you become as a griever: The Bulldozer. One thing I believe that all grievers have in common is the desire for the pain of grief to end. Sometimes that means they wish it backwards by dwelling in the past and other times they wish […]

2 of the 4 Types of People Grievers Meet

There are 4 types of people you will encounter as someone who is grieving: The Empath The Telepath The Critic The Bulldozer In this post, we are going to cover the first two. The last two will come in following posts. THE EMPATH There will be those who understand completely what you are […]