Two months ago last week.Week before last was a bear. Not all was grief induced, although there was plenty of that as well—things definitely pointed to a certain amount of spiritual warfare, which shouldn’t surprise me, given everything going on in the world. In the middle of other things, I … [Read more...] about Writing Through the Grief: Part 5
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Writing Through Grief, Part 4
So, last night I tried to talk to someone about Mom, and the whole situation this past year, and I swear, I couldn’t get a coherent thought out. My brain just refuses to work in a linear fashion right now.And the anger. I feel so fragile, so brittle, like the merest blow will shatter me. I’m … [Read more...] about Writing Through Grief, Part 4
Writing Through Grief, Part 3
Part of the problem with grieving is that it doesn’t come in this nice, neat, clearly labeled package: “Oh, here is Grief. I will take it out and feel sad and nostalgic for this person [pet, thing] I have have been separated from, … [Read more...] about Writing Through Grief, Part 3
Writing Through Grief, Part 2
I have some darling friends who remember occasionally to ask me what I’m writing, or what I plan to do now, after Mom’s passing. That’s a very good question. The very one I keep asking myself these last few … [Read more...] about Writing Through Grief, Part 2
Writing Through Grief, Part 1
There’s a teaching that says because Christ Himself bore our griefs and sorrows, Christians never really have to suffer those things. It’s true that God’s mercy and grace mitigate so much sin-based pain and sorrow we’d have to bear otherwise. But if you live for very long at all, loss and therefore … [Read more...] about Writing Through Grief, Part 1