Goodbye to Toys r Us – Grief Triggers
I said goodbye to Toys r Us today. Very deliberately, I walked around the nearly empty store and cried silentContinue Reading
Category: death of spouse
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Is balance even possible? Can we juggle all of our responsibilities? OR should we just set some priorities and let the pieces fall?
It has been an overwhelming season, and time and time again, I keep coming back to the thought, at leastContinue Reading
Anniversary Grief
Azizam, We should be celebrating our four year anniversary tomorrow, but in this broken world we live in you wereContinue Reading
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I’m Not Okay – When Seasons, And Not Just Days Are Hard
A little while ago a very close friend said, “I’m so sorry you aren’t doing well. I hadn’t heard fromContinue Reading
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God Provides Blessings Overflowing in the Midst of Sorrow
When your heart is broken and your eyes filled with tears, it can be hard to see the glass ofContinue Reading
Choosing to Count Blessings on Valentines Day
This post is not born out of an overflowing of joy today, but out of the desperate need to surviveContinue Reading
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Celebrating the Things God Created You to Enjoy – Learning to Praise Again
Mommy and Me ballet classes were the first thing that created that spark of hope that Zoya and I wouldContinue Reading
The Second Year of Grief
Everyone said the second year was harder than the first. I didn’t want it to be true. I couldn’t understandContinue Reading
Accomplishment Baby Sleep Breastfeeding death of spouse First-time Mom Grief Parenting Seasons single parent toddler widow Working Mom
Weaning a Toddler
Months ago I told Zoya there would be no more nursing after Christmas and she believed me. Whenever anybody wouldContinue Reading
and breathe – slowing down and resting after work
In June when I originally stopped daily blogging it was because mentally and emotionally I needed to process some thingsContinue Reading
God Provides for Us 