Grief

Just After the Rest: Finding Value in the Silent Measures of Life

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A lifetime ago, I was a musician. In music, we call a pause a “rest.” We like that word, don’t we? Rest sounds like such a lovely thing—until you’re forced […]

Christmas / faith / Grief / Widowhood

Skipping Christmas

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Wanna skip Christmas this year? I hear you. And I get it. But perhaps there’s another way. Here are some thoughts on celebrating Christmas, even when our Christmas isn’t, at […]

Grief / Love / Marriage / poetry

If Sunrise Should Come Without Me

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I’ll Be There If sunrise should ever come without meAnd there’s no “good morning” to be saidIf your saddened heart should doubt meI want these thoughts to fill your head: […]