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20 Holiday Gifts for Grievers
It’s the holidays and you want to provide comfort and joy for your loved ones who are grieving, but where do you start? Here are 20 ideas for cozy gifts for grievers (or anyone, really!): Links are Amazon Affiliate links, which means your purchases help keep the lights on over here. Feel free to use…
Free ebook: 5 Spiritual Practices for Tired Souls
Are you feeling spiritually disconnected, burnt out, or unsure of your faith? Maybe you’re wondering: If these questions resonate with you, you’re in the right place. Embrace a Gentler Spirituality – Without the Guilt or Pressure Our ebook, “5 Spiritual Practices for Tired Souls,” is designed for women like you who are: What You’ll Discover…
The Panic Attack That Changed Everything
One Sunday morning in 2018(ish) as I was getting us ready to head out the door to church, I started feeling the tingling in the pit of my stomach that meant a panic attack was imminent. The kids were outside playing and I took a moment to sit down, breathe deep, and tell my body…
A Decade+ of Questions
I’ve spent the last ten or so years re-examining every part of my life. I’ve questioned my place in the world and my place in the church. I’ve wondered who is staring back at me when I look in the mirror and re-introduced myself like an old friend. My commitments and obligations ran up against…
How to Fail at Grief
Share this post: There’s a phrase my family has used often over the years when it comes to healthy grief. We’ve often expressed a desire to “grieve well” — to give our hearts, minds, and bodies adequate time and space to recognize, honor, and process the loss we’ve experienced. Sometimes that feels like too much…
4 Things I Learned From Grief
Share this post: Several weeks ago I was talking with a friend about what I learned from grief. I’m not sure what people expect to hear when the topic comes up, but it’s never going to be a platitude. I’m never going to say something that might appear on a Hallmark card 1) because I…
For When You Want to Support a Grieving Friend
Share this post: When someone we love has experienced loss, it feels overwhelming to know how to help. We don’t want to say the wrong thing. We want to be helpful. We want them to know we love them dearly. We know different people grieve differently and have different needs, but how do we know?…
For When You Disappear From Life
After my husband died, I really struggled with not being able to compensate for his absence. I couldn’t do all the child care and house projects and household duties and cooking — overwhelmed was an understatement. Survival mode with two young kids had to include other people to help. I felt like crawling under a…
For When You’re Tired of Grief
Nothing triggers my grief quite so much as when my friends have more babies. To be clear: I don’t resent them. I wouldn’t even say I’m jealous, really. It’s just a reminder that I had hoped to raise a whole gaggle of children with my husband and that the option of having more kids was…
For When You Don’t Know How To Grieve
After my dad died, I really struggled. Yes, I was sad and angry and grieving his loss. He had died on the East Coast 8 hours after my son was born on the West Coast. There was a big emotional burden to carry and I assumed if I could just live “normally,” the grief would…