After Melanie died, life as I knew it came to a screeching halt. Today, I’m still figuring things out. This grief journey continues to teach me things. Although I hoped I’d be much further ahead by now, I guess I’ll always be learning something about this road I didn’t choose to be on. I’ve alwaysContinue reading “Anxiety + Fear = Grief: Still Figuring Things Out”
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The Other Shoe
I don’t know about you but I have found this to be so true. When my dad died in a tragic car accident I was just 17 yrs. old. It rocked my whole world. It brought on fear and anxiety about so many different things. I lived under the weight of that fear for yearsContinue reading “The Other Shoe”
The Return of the Mask
When Melanie went to heaven I stepped out in faith and removed the mask I’d been wearing for many years. It was a giant step for me, but it was one full of fear. Fear of being judged. Fear of being shunned. Fear of tarnishing her memory. Fear of just about everything. At the timeContinue reading “The Return of the Mask”
Another in the Fire
On these challenging days when my heart is so heavy from missing my girl and the tears are falling down my face I just want to crawl back into the safety of my bed, throwing the covers over my head. I grow tired of the palpitations of my heart beating like a steel drum. AnxietyContinue reading “Another in the Fire”
Pandemic Grief
Who would have ever imagined in the year 2020 we would have experienced a worldwide pandemic? Wasn’t that something that only happened in the “old days”? I’ve been thinking about the strangeness of this year, specifically, how different it is walking through this grief journey in the middle of a pandemic. Walking through grief isContinue reading “Pandemic Grief”
The Big “A” – Anxiety
~ Every anxious thought that steals my breathIt’s a heavy weight upon my chestAs I lie awake and wonder what the future will holdHelp me to remember that You’re in control You’re my courage when I worry in the dead of nightYou’re my strength ’cause I’m not strong enough to win this fightYou are greaterContinue reading “The Big “A” – Anxiety”