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Anniversaries of passing won't bring back loved ones, but they remind us we're one step closer to reunion—reframing sadness with hope.

A grief-related post regarding the second heavenly birthday of my Mom.

Image Source:  Charles Thonney from Pixabay It's hard to believe that tomorrow marks the second Christmas without my Mom. Looking back, I...

Photo from Tofros.com "Is it crazy of me to not delete my Mom's phone number by now?" "My relative is telling me that I shouldn't be...

2024 Of all the "firsts" this year, my mom's first heavenly birthday was the hardest for me. I think it hit me so hard because, unlike...

2024 I decided to wait until after the holidays to share my experience and feelings about my first Christmas without my mom. I also held...

2023 I never really believed in signs or an afterlife before. I saw them as comforting ideas, meant to ease the pain of mourning and...

Image Source: Monstera Production from Pexels.com I’ve reached a point where, when I think of my mom, I don’t see her as fully gone at...

Image Source: M-Productions on iStock.com Over the past several months, I’ve received a few emails from Ancestry, urging me to renew my...

Image Source: CandyMafia One of the first public waves of grief I experienced came soon after my mom passed away in February 2023. I was...

Image Source: Pexels on Pixabay.com Regret is a common emotion after losing a loved one, especially if you didn’t get the chance to say...

Image Source: Pexels on Pixabay.com I don’t remember much from my childhood—or even from just five years ago. My memories tend to come in...

Image Source: Pexels on Pixabay.com After my mom passed away, I found myself feeling like it was inappropriate to smile or laugh. I kept...

Mr. Milo; 2023 This post is inspired by a personal experience I had recently, and I realize it may not resonate with everyone—and that's...

Image Source:  Bella H. on Pixabay.com When we brought my mom and her urn home, I would often wait until late at night to go downstairs...

Image Source: Nothing Ahead on Pexels I read early on that relationships often change after losing a parent—or any loved one. I quickly...

Image Source: Lludmila Chernetska on iStockPhoto Another phrase I often see in online grief forums that can be irritating is "lost the...

Image Source: Augustas P on Pexels After the loss of a loved one, it can take time to shift from speaking in the present tense to the...

Image Source: Mabel Amber on Pixabay The phrase: "I'm officially an orphan now!" — I’ll be honest: when I first came across posts or...