Grief – Page 2

How many more sleeps?

This post was originally posted in March of 2014 and reposted today because I miss my travel partners. ❤ “How many more sleeps till Nana’s house?” The question asked hundreds of times in past 7 years. Anna would always be so excited about our pending trips back to Ohio. She loved visiting Nana and Papa,Continue reading “How many more sleeps?”

The Pain

The pain is indescribable, the desperate feeling of wanting something so bad and knowing that it will never be again in this lifetime. The problem that you can’t fix. The pain grips me tight as I come out of a daydream and my reality sets in ~ they are not here, they are in Heaven. The pain of isolation ~ even whenContinue reading “The Pain”

“Alone Time”

Alice and Tom are asleep upstairs. When she awakes in the early morning hours he takes her upstairs so I can sleep, uninterrupted, for a couple of hours. When I get up I usually find them asleep in the rocking chair. I whisper, “are you good?” With eyes closed, he smiles and nods yes. MyContinue reading ““Alone Time””

Settling In

I told Tom yesterday I wanted to write a blog post hoping that in doing so he would keep me accountable to sitting and writing. There is so much I want to write about. Instead, I found that snuggling up on the couch with him and our little girl was what we all needed. WritingContinue reading “Settling In”

The Interim

I’ve avoided this space for a couple weeks ~ not because the words aren’t very present in my mind, but because my list of things to do has been so long that I haven’t found the time ~ something I’m a bit frustrated with because coming to this space is very important to me. I know inContinue reading “The Interim”

Thankful

I am spending the week getting ready for our little one to arrive next month. It’s been emotional but, as I clean and go through spaces in our house for the first time in 2 years, I found that the smallest things, like a strand of Anna’s hair attached to a hair pretty, a small pieceContinue reading “Thankful”