Tag: Childloss
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I Don’t Know What To Say
I usually write my blog post on Friday. This gives me time to review and tweak it before publication time on Monday morning. This Friday, my husband peeked around the corner and saw me idly scrolling through Facebook. “I thought you were working on your post.” I told him I didn’t know what to say.…
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Count Your Blessings
A song we sang frequently in Sunday School when I was a child had the following refrain: Count your blessing, name them one by one; Count your blessings, see what God hath done Count Your Blessings by Johnson Oatman Most mornings when I pray, I start with the Lord’s Prayer and then thank God for…
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I’m Okay
A friend read a recent post and commented that she hoped I was okay. She wondered if I was feeling a new or renewed depth of sadness. The answer is yes and yes. Yes, I’m okay. I’m not despondent or suicidal. But, yes, I have recently had a renewed depth of sadness. I’ve talked about…
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Yahrzeit
This Tuesday will mark six years since Rachel died. I wrote the following on the one-year anniversary of her death. Today marks Rachel’s first Yahrzeit. I only recently learned that word. It’s a Jewish term meaning the commemoration of a loved one’s death. We don’t have anything similar in the Christian faith. In fact, most…
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Wait
Rachel went to Heaven on the Tuesday before Easter on April 11th 6 years ago. It was so hard that first year to worship a risen Christ on Easter knowing that my daughter’s body lay waiting to be turned into ashes. The thoughts and memories are still hard, but the worship comes easier; although still…
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In Memory
When my 30-year-old daughter died in a car accident in April of 2017, after her memorial service we were all somewhat at a loss as to what to do with her ashes. The church she and her husband (of just two months) attended had no cemetery. Her dad’s family is buried in Kentucky. Her husband’s…
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Reach Out
Tuesday marks a year that I have been writing a weekly blog post. For quite a while I had it on my heart to share what I have learned as a grieving parent and to perhaps help others navigate this dark path we walk, or at least know that they are not alone. I also…
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Seasons
This coming Wednesday, March 22, will mark 4 years since I retired. I value my 25-year career with Verizon (formerly GTE, for those who remember that company). I worked hard. I made lots of mistakes, but learned from them. I had opportunities and took on responsibilities I didn’t even know existed when I started there.…
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Strong
Someone close to me who is going through a frightening time with his son who is struggling with mental illness said I was the strongest person he knows. I care about this person and his son dearly, and I appreciate the sentiment, but I always feel uncomfortable with being described that way. I know people…
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Why I Write About What I Write About
A friend recently commented that not all of my blog posts are about child loss. It was a casual remark in the middle of a conversation and not really the topic at hand, so I didn’t dwell on it. But, in thinking about what she said, it’s true and yet it’s not. I’ve written about…
A Light for My Path 