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Love What Matters
"I lost the most important and influential person in my life, my dad. A little while ago, his legacy came to fruition as I was standing in line at a grocery store." Love What Matters, Mom Died, Standing In Line, You Can Be Anything, Our Legacy, Line At, How Many People, Kids Health, Step Moms
Love What Matters
Mom Died
Standing In Line
You Can Be Anything
Our Legacy
Line At
How Many People
Kids Health
Step Moms
Everyone Dies Twice (The Day We Take Our Final Breath And The Day Our Legacy Ends)
"I lost the most important and influential person in my life, my dad. A little while ago, his legacy came to fruition as I was standing in line at a grocery store."
"I believe my son's father met him in Heaven and carried him before I did. His daddy was by our side at every moment." My Son, Read More, In This Moment
My Son
Read More
In This Moment
My Son Was Born At The Exact Time Of His Father’s Death
"I believe my son's father met him in Heaven and carried him before I did. His daddy was by our side at every moment."
"She holds an endless pain called grief. It has changed the composition of her soul and the map of her future. It will be her shadow, following her delicately everywhere she goes." How To Love, The Map, Losing Her, Love A, Map, Couple Photos
How To Love
The Map
Losing Her
Love A
Map
Couple Photos
How To Love A Motherless Daughter
"She holds an endless pain called grief. It has changed the composition of her soul and the map of her future. It will be her shadow, following her delicately everywhere she goes."
"As much as I’d like to think my impenetrable brain will hold tight every memory of my son, I can’t even remember what I ate for lunch yesterday. Memories fade." Losing A Child, 5 Things, A Child, Brain, I Can, Healing
Losing A Child
5 Things
A Child
Brain
I Can
Healing
5 Things No One Tells You When You Lose A Child
"As much as I’d like to think my impenetrable brain will hold tight every memory of my son, I can’t even remember what I ate for lunch yesterday. Memories fade."
a man and woman holding a baby in their arms
Twins
What To Say
Over It
Get Over It
Losing Me
First Love
Lost
I Lost My Twin Daughter, And No I Will Not ‘Get Over It’
"I learned after this tragedy that many do not know what to say when faced with offering support for a grieving loved one."
"Say the nice stuff, the uplifting stuff, the encouraging stuff, the emotional stuff. Pick up the phone. Start texting. Drive to their house." Nurse Drawing, Pick Up The Phone, Fruit And Veggie, Veggie Platters, Mom Care, Things I Learned, I Love My Son, Foster Care
Nurse Drawing
Pick Up The Phone
Fruit And Veggie
Veggie Platters
Mom Care
Things I Learned
I Love My Son
Foster Care
18 Things I Learned About Life After My Grandfather’s Death
"Say the nice stuff, the uplifting stuff, the encouraging stuff, the emotional stuff. Pick up the phone. Start texting. Drive to their house."
"Same place. Same day. Same hot afternoon. Five years apart." Passage Of Time, The Passage, Matter
Passage Of Time
The Passage
Matter
Reach Out To Your Grieving Friends, No Matter The Passage Of Time
"Same place. Same day. Same hot afternoon. Five years apart."
"I once read that choosing to not forgive someone is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die. In my unwillingness to open up my heart and forgive, I held on to fear and trauma that only ended up poisoning me." Bilateral Mastectomy, Rat Poison, My Uncle, Losing A Loved One, My Struggle, Forgive Me, My Father, San Luis Obispo, Open Up
Bilateral Mastectomy
Rat Poison
My Uncle
Losing A Loved One
My Struggle
Forgive Me
My Father
San Luis Obispo
Open Up
After 23 Years, I Forgave My Uncle For Murdering My Father—And It’s Transformed My Life
"I once read that choosing to not forgive someone is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die. In my unwillingness to open up my heart and forgive, I held on to fear and trauma that only ended up poisoning me."
"Same place. Same day. Same hot afternoon. Five years apart."
Reach Out To Your Grieving Friends, No Matter The Passage Of Time
"Same place. Same day. Same hot afternoon. Five years apart."
black and white photograph of three children playing in an old fashioned swimming pool with their parents
Fatherless Daughter
He Left Me
Time Passing
The Hardest Part
Writing Jobs
The Void
Match Me
The Void Of Grief Remains, No Matter How Much Time Passes
"Five years, no calls. All those missed moments your brain doesn't know how to translate."
a man and woman in formal wear posing for the camera
Pie
Lose Someone
Favorite Pie
Losing Someone
A Song
Big Day
Every Day
Singing
You Don't Just Lose Someone Once—You Lose Them Every Day, Over And Over Again
"You lose them on the big days. Anniversaries. Birthdays. Graduations. Holidays. You lose them in the familiar. A song they used to sing. The scent of their cologne. A slice of their favorite pie."
a woman sitting at a table with two coffee mugs
Parent Loss
Miss Mom
Best Love Stories
Call My Mom
Call Backs
Having A Bad Day
My Phone
Best Love
As A Motherless Daughter, My Day Looks A Lot Different From Yours
"Some days I just dial her number to see 'Calling Mom' on my phone."
a woman holding a small child in her arms on the floor next to a table
What Was I Thinking
Private University
Dream School
To My Mom
Student Council
Fingers Crossed
Go Bags
Freshman Year
I Want To Be More Like My Daughter This New Year
"Personally, I've learned a lot about perseverance over the past three years, but I know a girl who's known it since she was born."
"It’s okay if it all feels like too much. It’s okay if you are ready for it all to be over. I may not know what it’s like to walk in your shoes, but you are not alone." Fancy Tree, Going Through The Motions, Sorry For Your Loss, My Heart Hurts, I Hope You Know, To My Friend, Your Shoes, Random Acts Of Kindness
Fancy Tree
Going Through The Motions
Sorry For Your Loss
My Heart Hurts
I Hope You Know
To My Friend
Your Shoes
Random Acts Of Kindness
To My Friend Who Would Rather Not Do Christmas This Holiday Season—I See You
"It’s okay if it all feels like too much. It’s okay if you are ready for it all to be over. I may not know what it’s like to walk in your shoes, but you are not alone."
"It’s okay if it all feels like too much. It’s okay if you are ready for it all to be over. I may not know what it’s like to walk in your shoes, but you are not alone."
To My Friend Who Would Rather Not Do Christmas This Holiday Season—I See You
"It’s okay if it all feels like too much. It’s okay if you are ready for it all to be over. I may not know what it’s like to walk in your shoes, but you are not alone."