Grief – Page 3

Keep Loving

A week ago today 9 souls entered Heaven. I often (probably more than most) think about what that will be like ~ the transition from my earthly body to my Heavenly one and the hugs that will last for eternity. This past week, as we have been sending boxes of Love Rocks to Roseburg, I can’t help but think aboutContinue reading “Keep Loving”

Raw

Today one of my students asked me if my daughters were Anna and Abigail, “you know the girls that died in the leaves.” My heart instantly hurt. I never say that my daughters died, never. I only say that Anna and Abigail went to Heaven, because that is what happened. “Yes, Anna and Abigail areContinue reading “Raw”

Can’t Handle It Alone

I woke up this morning and turned on the news…the first thing I heard from the newscasters was that today is the first day of Fall. I yelled to Tom and told him, his response was, “that sucks.” “I know.” ~ I see them at the playground, Anna running around the play structure with herContinue reading “Can’t Handle It Alone”

Brave

I want to write that this week was amazing, beautiful and everything I hoped my first week back at work would be. Unfortunately I can’t write those words because they would not be true. This week was hard, very hard. Last year Tom and I left town at the beginning of the school year to takeContinue reading “Brave”

Four More Sleeps

The count down would have started about a week ago. Anna would start asking how many sleeps till I start work and she gets to go to Tami’s ~ her favorite place in all the land <3. Today I would say four more sleeps; and I would take a deep breath and realize our summer funContinue reading “Four More Sleeps”

Back Together

I would be downstairs and I could hear the music start from up in Anna’s room loud and clear. A few minutes later the music was drowned out by her singing at the top of her lungs. “We are never, ever, ever, getting back together We (WHEE!) are never, ever, ever, getting back together YouContinue reading “Back Together”