Tag: loss
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Acceptance
You either accept or quit. I had to accept I might never love again. Then I stopped fighting. This is the result.
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Neighbors Wave
He mowed every Thursday. So did I. For three summers we waved like old friends across Oak Street. I didn’t know his name until the ambulance came.
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What You Missed
Wave after wave. Three deaths. One pandemic. And a marriage ending without a conversation. I yelled, screamed, and cried to God. But somehow, on the other side of it all, I found real gratitude and what it feels like.
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Asking a Fair Question
Tamatha asked some hard questions about prayer on Facebook. Questions I couldn’t shake. She’s right about every word. This one? It’s for her. And for anyone else who’s been handed a ‘God had a plan’ speech when what they needed was someone to just sit down and shut up. fiveminuteobservations.com
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He’s Sitting With Us
Most of us show up with something when grief enters a room. The people who help us the most show up as themselves and stay. No words required.
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“You Are a Symbol of Resilience and Strength”
A man loses his son, mother-in-law, dog, job, and marriage in 2022. A fortune cookie’s message about resilience initially stings but eventually guides his transformation through storytelling.
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Grieving
Thirteen years old. You aren’t old enough to drive a car. But this is the age where the seeds of freedom are being planted. You aren’t old enough to understand abstract thinking but are slowly moving there. Everything is black and white – kind of. Emotions are high, all over the map. Everything in your…