Silence and Tears: On the Pain and Joy of Death
In which I reflect on the recent death of my grandmother, a woman who was one of the most influential in my life.
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Tag: grief
Christmas Grief and Remembering Those Who Mourn
In the midst of the hustle and bustle, the chaos and clutter, the preparations and perpetual...
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Spending Lent with Mary
A few years ago, my Lent began in an unfamiliar house, face-to-face with a woman who was living my...
Read MoreMary and the Passion
A Mary Moment Monday post Recently, one of my oldest friends asked me for some insight on the Virgin Mary and the Passion. She’s not Catholic, but she reads my blog anyway (like I said, one of my oldest friends). She had...
Read MoreA Mother’s Tears
A Mary Moment Monday post I’ve been thinking about this post since Friday afternoon, when my mother-in-law got a call from my sister-in-law about what had happened in Connecticut. Then, a friend on Facebook started a...
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Dear Friend: A Letter about Miscarriage {Mom to Mom}
By Maria Johnson Dear Sarah, You asked me to share my experience with miscarriage, and I have to...
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Have a Laugh in Heaven for Me: A Memoriam of Walt Staples
I don’t know, really, how I became friends with Walt Staples. We were both members of the...
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The January 3 Anniversary
Dear Allen, Today is your day. And we remember. As we look at the beauty of the day, as we...
Read MoreA Great Guide to Help Kids Grieve
I had never really considered grieving for children before I became the bystander. In the wake of a sudden and unexpected family death, two of my nieces became case studies in children grieving. I have felt, in the last...
Read MoreIn Honor of March 16
March 16 has long been a day I remember with a mixture of fondness and grief. I’m grateful for this day, though it marks sorrow. It was on this day that I witnessed the importance of life and the courage of people I would...
Read MoreRemembering
A Mary Moment Monday post Nine days ago, it was Christmas. Nine days ago, it was a whole different year than now, 2010. Nine days ago, I began a special novena to Our Lady of Sorrows. Today is an anniversary our family will hold...
Read MoreRemembering with Prayer
Tomorrow marks one year. I don’t want to dwell on it here, because I feel like it’s not my pain and somehow, by writing about it too much, I somehow act like it is. Don’t get me wrong: I feel pain. We all do....
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