The Ordinary Becomes Sacred Tuesdays used to be just Tuesdays. A day like any other, caught between Monday’s groan and the slow coast...

Grief is one of the heart’s natural responses to loss. When we grieve, we give ourselves permission to feel the truth of the pain of our...

Remember each one of our experiences is different. This is my current experience after completing 2 years of life without John. For me...

This memory isn’t the most flattering of me, but it’s an honest one—a glimpse into our lives together and the incredible man I shared so...

So, we’ve somehow got through Christmas—or dodged it altogether (because honestly, why not?). And just when we thought we could take a...

The holidays have a way of amplifying our grief. It’s not that we don't miss our loved ones during the rest of the year, but as the world...

In Canada Thanksgiving is a few days away, other countries celebrate similar dates and some don't celebrate this holiday at all. Either...

Grief is such a wild ride, isn’t it? One moment you’re deep in your feelings, and the next, something—a song, a memory, or even a silly...

I'm not sure who they are but "they" say the second year is the hardest. I heard this my first year and thought, "Really, you have got to...

I don't know about you but I was taught as a child that if I was feeling anything other than happy to keep those thoughts to myself. "No...

I am a gift giver its one of my love languages. So I thought I would share some simple things that really matter to me in my life as a...

Losing someone we love is one of the hardest things we’ll ever face. And let’s be honest, the idea that "time heals all wounds" can feel...

Let's take a moment to sit down together and delve into a topic that often lingers just out of view. Lets talk about the experience of...

Sometimes, the journey through grief takes unexpected turns. After almost 44 years together, losing my husband felt like losing a part of...

They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. I think that there's something very true about that especially in grief. It's not that...

I’m not counting the weeks anymore. The moment, the date are etched in my mind forever. It’s been almost 7 months since I lost you,...

We had an exercise in class to create a vigil out of a simple inanimate object and design something special from it. Was this for a...

One constant in life is change. Shortly after John died, I was lying awake in bed restless. My nights were no longer peaceful. My...

Why was I the person who didn’t get the messages or signs from above? I started thinking maybe my faith wasn't strong enough or maybe I...

Last night as I lay in bed, I looked over to your side and it was cold and empty. You are no longer there beside me. Our bed has become...