The 10th anniversary of my husband’s death is on April 2. I am tired and ultra-crabby. Earlier today, my son challenged me: “Ok, Mom, what can you do to help yourself ahead of time, so you don’t go through this every anniversary, holiday and birthday?” Good advice. Any ideas?
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A Grief Challenge
Posted in Anger, Comfort, Grief and Loss on March 31, 2012 | 19 Comments »
Secondary Grief
Posted in Anger, Boundaries, Grief and Loss, Hope on April 12, 2011 | 10 Comments »
On this, the ninth anniversary of Bill’s death, I am grieving another kind of loss. It tramples through my sadness over this date and threatens to overwhelm me. In losing my husband, I also lost those built-in protective boundaries on my time, which offset my people-pleasing personality. Bill never did cater to anyone else’s heartbeat, which was, in [...]
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Hertel Award 2010 First Place: And Timothy Giggled. Best Children’s Story, Maranatha Christian Writer’s Conference
HERTEL AWARD, 2011. FIRST PLACE, A LIFE REGLUED: FINDING GOD’S GRACE ON A SIDE TRIP THROUGH ANXIETY. BEST ARTICLE, MARANATHA CHRISTIAN WRITER’S CONFERENCE
