Listening for His Voice – Grief, Signs, and Trusting Love
This post is a reflection that follows The Day My Grief Answered Back—a continuation of what it means to listen,[…]
Sharing a Birthday
As if Alex’s birthday arriving on Monday wasn’t already heavy enough, it also happens to be his grandmom’s birthday. That[…]
Alex: My Everglow
Mondays have always been hard for me. Not because the weekend ends or because work begins again—but because Monday is[…]
The Rays of Light: Finding Hope While Living With Grief
Jeremy just happened to be in the area on Christmas Eve. He reached out to see if he could stop[…]
My First Christmas Without Alex
I was up early on Christmas morning—not because of excitement, but because of uncertainty. I didn’t know how the day[…]
When a Memory Brings Him Back — and Takes Him Away Again
I came across a video from December 2012 of Alex and Jason playing in the kitchen. They were just being[…]
Holding Gratitude and Grief at the Same Time
On Tuesday night, we ordered Chinese food for dinner. Nothing fancy—just one of those simple, comforting meals you go to[…]
Navigating Christmas With a Broken Heart: Grief, Love, and the Weight of Wanting to Make It Special
Christmas used to feel simple. It used to arrive wrapped in familiar colors—soft lights, warm gatherings, the quiet magic that[…]
The Quiet Truth Benedict Cumberbatch Articulated About Loss
I found profound truth in a Benedict Cumberbatch quote: Grief is the echo of a profound connection. It is the[…]
When you hate who you’ve become
The weekend I’d been dreading—the first birthday without Alex—has passed. It came and went with the heavy, overwhelming reality I[…]