My Mother, My Intercessor
May 14, 2026
This experience of praying for indulgences for my mom brought me closer to God and to the souls in purgatory. … More My Mother, My Intercessor
Category: Loss of Parent
Grief and Parenting: How to Hold Your Sorrow While Still Holding Everyone Else
April 9, 2026
When you are a parent, especially a parent of young children, you feel like your grief needs to be put on hold for them. You dry their tears, comfort them, and then secretly cry in the shower. You want someone to comfort you but nothing seems to take away the pain. … More Grief and Parenting: How to Hold Your Sorrow While Still Holding Everyone Else
Why January Is Hard: Grief After the Holidays
January 8, 2026
We have so many expectations that we aren’t aware of. In my grief I had the expectation that the first year would be the hardest, and afterwards it would get better. I had always heard that the holidays were hard, so I thought once I moved through them, it would be easier. … More Why January Is Hard: Grief After the Holidays
Living With Grief
January 8, 2026
Despite the weight of grief, God meets me faithfully in every season of my life, even the painful ones. Through Scripture, prayer, and the gentle practices that keep me grounded, God continues to remind me that grief is a journey. … More Living With Grief
Grief Commas
December 11, 2025
The commas in our life produce pauses, but they can also unite a juxtaposition. In my first years of grief after losing my mom, the comma left me feeling restless. When will this pain be over? When can I get back to normal? But the comma gave me hope knowing my pain was not wasted, and God would help me in my grief. … More Grief Commas
A Portrait of Loretta
November 13, 2025
I know that Loretta was on my mother’s mind because she began to talk about her with me. She talked about Loretta’s easygoing nature and ready smile. Even as the Leukemia got worse, Loretta was cheerful; my mother said that her smile and her faith in God never faltered. … More A Portrait of Loretta
Two Feet Below
November 13, 2025
Are we open books? Do they see our story?
Now they understand what we didn’t say.
Is that part of their peace and glory
While ours remains to hope and pray? … More Two Feet Below
If I Had Only Known: Grieving the Moments We Took for Granted
November 13, 2025
Remember there is no time like the present. When we find the ‘what ifs’ creeping in, use that opportunity thank the person now in your heart. Write them a letter telling them how much you appreciated everything they did for you. Have a Mass said for them. You can do acts of service in their name. … More If I Had Only Known: Grieving the Moments We Took for Granted
Lessons I’ve Learned in Grief
November 13, 2025
Sorrow is not a punishment, nor is it a state of being (as I used to believe) but sorrow allows the soul to remove or eradicate that which has kept us prisoner. When Jesus carried his cross, He fell three times, but each time he got back up. When he was nailed to the cross, He could not escape. His sorrow was great. But without being crucified He would never have had the resurrection, and the greatest story on earth could have never been told. “For God so loved the world, that He gave his only Son.” (John 3:16) … More Lessons I’ve Learned in Grief
Where are You, God?
October 9, 2025
The beads roll again- She is there.
I return to dad
He holds the beads with his frail poked veins one last time.
My rosacea heart beats
Sorrow, joy, glory illuminate my beads. … More Where are You, God?