Tag: loss
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My mom
I never really wrote about my grieving process for my mom. A month before we lost Ezekiel we lost my mom to ovarian cancer. My mom was my best friend growing up. We were very close. We shared jokes, and clothes. Even my friend was her best friend. We’d love to walk through the mall…
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How Long Will I Be Like This?
I heard this question recently. “How long will I be like this?” How long will she feel so sad and empty? The truth is you may feel this depth of sadness for a long time. You may heal a little, then realize you aren’t healed all the way. It takes time. Lately I have been…
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The greatest pain
The greatest pain I ever experienced in my life was the loss of my mother and my son within a month of each other. I spent a great deal of time writing about it. I processed it, leaned into the pain, and met God face to face in my struggle to understand and heal. It’s…
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Musings about Crisis
There is this strange feeling when you are in crisis. It’s the feeling that life needs to keep going on. That appointments still need to be kept. Playdates need to be made. We need to continue on with our work, and relationships. At least that is what is was like for me when I was…