#Grieving Loss

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Motherhood

One Cool Dad

July 5, 2019

A year after my dad's passing, I discovered old Army photos of a well-dressed dandy I barely recognized — and came to see the cool guy he was before parenthood shaped him into the alpha-male who built tank engines and made chicken soup.

Faith Grief & Loss

Grieving at the Holidays

December 23, 2014

The holidays after a suicide are a bitter cocktail of grief and expectation. Acting as if nothing happened doesn't help — but showing up does.