Read part one of my dating journey and beginning of our love story here. Now, I realized I am ready to date. Something clicked in my brain that I was ready. It felt like all of a sudden I could…
Remembering Day – How to Celebrate the Anniversary of the Death of a Loved One – Love What Matters
Are you approaching the anniversary of losing someone you love? The anniversary of their death is often a brutal reminder and a day that is significant to pay respects. We honored Marcus in completely different ways the past couple of…
The Remembering Room – How You Can Help Children Grieve
Grieving a loved one as a young child is difficult, and it has been a mission of mine to help my kids (and their loved ones!) process as well as possible. Young children just don’t understand death (honestly, I struggle…
Blending a Family – Featured on Love What Matters
“I asked Eloise on the way home from school last week if she remembered her dad, who died when she was only 2 and a half. After insisting she show me her ‘daddy book,’ I asked her if she remembered…
The Darkness is Good for us.
The darkness is good for us. As I was putting my youngest to bed tonight, she complained about how dark her room was, as she does every night. And every night I tell her how even though she may not…