Grieving Someone Who Is Still Alive
When the Person Is Still Here but the Relationship Has Changed One of the hardest kinds of grief is grieving someone who is still alive. It can feel confusing, unfair,…
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The Grief of What Should Have Been
Some grief is hard to explain because it is not only about what happened. It is about what should have happened. The parent who should have protected you.The marriage that…
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When Grief Does Not Look Like Crying
Grief does not always look like tears. Sometimes grief looks like irritability, exhaustion, or forgetting what you walked into the room for. Then sometimes grief looks like being completely fine…
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When the World Keeps Moving
Grieving while life expects you to keep going One of the strangest parts of grief is realizing that the world does not stop. Your heart can feel shattered.And your body…
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The Strength of a Loyal Love
Honoring the quiet perseverance of my mother while grieving my Daddy There are some kinds of strength that do not look loud. They do not come with applause.And they do…
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The Strength I Saw in My Mom
When love keeps showing up in the hardest season There are some things you do not fully understand until you watch someone live them. Strength is one of those things….
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Watching Him Slip Away
The continued grief of losing Daddy before goodbye ever fully came. There are losses that happen all at once. Then there are losses that happen slowly. The kind where someone…
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When the House Feels Different
The ache of changed spaces There is something about grief that changes a house. The walls are the same.And the furniture is the same.The rooms are still where they have…
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The Ordinary Things I Miss Already
How grief lives in everyday moments Grief is not always loud. Sometimes it does not show up in the big, obvious moments. It can slip in quietly, through the ordinary…
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Where I Am With God Right Now
Where I Am With God Right Now. Holding faith when it doesn’t feel steady If I’m being honest, my faith doesn’t feel neat right now. It’s not wrapped up in…
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The Guilt No One Warns You About
The Guilt No One Warns You About and when love never feels like enough. No one really prepares you for this part. You expect the sadness, the worry, and even…
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What I Haven’t Said Out Loud Yet
What I Haven’t Said Out Loud Yet The moment everything shifted. I don’t know if there was one exact moment. Honestly, I wish I could point to a day, a…
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The Grief That Comes Before the Goodbye
There is a kind of grief that no one really prepares you for. Learning to hold what hasn’t fully happened because nothing has “officially” been lost. They are still here.You…
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When Your Parent Starts to Need You
When Your Parent Starts to Need You When Your Parent Starts to Need You and the moment roles begin to shift, there is a moment that doesn’t announce itself. There…
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Carrying This Forward Without Losing Yourself
Living what you have learned Healing seasons often end quietly. Not with resolution, but with awareness. You may not feel dramatically different, yet you know something has shifted. The way…
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Still Blooming
Resilience, hope, and becoming There is often a desire to end a healing season with clarity. To name what has changed. To define what comes next. But real growth rarely…
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You Are Allowed to Bloom Slowly
Gentle permission There is a quiet pressure that often follows healing. Once things begin to stabilize, the expectation to move faster can creep in. Others may assume you are ready…
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God’s Faithfulness in New Seasons
God’s Faithfulness in New Seasons Testimony and trust New seasons can feel unsettling, even when they are needed. Change brings relief and uncertainty at the same time. You may sense…
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Unique Faith-Based Ways to Nurture Mental and Emotional Wellness
A note from Brandi:This guest post is shared with permission. It reflects the personal experience, research, and perspective of the writer. This post discusses faith-based mental wellness, emotional health, stress…
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When Healing Brings Grief With It
Mourning what didn’t survive Healing is often expected to bring relief. Sometimes it does. But there are moments when healing opens the door to grief instead. Not new grief, but…