Grief Doesn’t Get Easier, It Just Changes Form
They say grief gets easier with time. I don’t think it gets easier. It just changes form. In those first few days, weeks, and months, I was lost in my own grief. Then I transformed.
Real Talk Around Netflix’s All the Bright Places
I was not only captivated by the story in All the Bright Places, but completely tuned into the ways they were bringing mental illness into the conversation.
How Grief Has Changed Me
Y’all, I miss my mom like crazy every day; but I can’t look past the change in myself without her here. I can’t deny the way that grief has changed me.
We Marked SeaWorld off MaMaw’s Bucket List
The rides, shows, and all-around family fun at SeaWorld was just what we needed to keep us focused on what we have, yet gently remind us of what we lost.
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Had Me Bawling in the Theater
I share a lot of things I enjoy with my kids. Sometimes they like those things too, and sometimes it’s clearly a miss. One of my favorite things that seems to have down well with both Colby and the kids is musicals. I.love.musicals. From The Sound of Music to, most recently, The Greatest Showman, I…
Facing Holidays for the First Time Without My Mom
For the first time in my life, I’m less than excited about the holidays. Honestly? I’m down-right dreading them. I didn’t even realize Thanksgiving was this Thursday until we got a note from our church last week that there would be no Wednesday night service this week due to the holiday. That’s when it hit….