Grief Has no Timeline: 13 Years Later

Grief Has no Timeline: 13 Years Later

"There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love." ~Washington Irving Woofles The night my sister was killed, I went into her room after coming home [...]

12 Years

12 Years

"You will lose someone you can't live without, and your heart will be badly broken, and the bad news is that you never completely get over the loss of your beloved. But this is also the good news. They live forever in your broken heart that doesn't seal back up. And you come through. It's [...]

Pens and Ponderings, Birth and Death: Thirty-Seven Years

Pens and Ponderings, Birth and Death: Thirty-Seven Years

“Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart.” ~ Jose Harris THOSE Anniversaries Anniversaries are bittersweet. No not the ones recognizing marriages, or engagements or even all the firsts; first time you met, first time you did something, or even celebrating milestones like a [...]