by Monica  We feel gratitude when these little hints pop up in everyday life causing us to take note. I…

Recently a reader emailed us and asked if we'd write a post about grieving a violent death. She'd been looking…

Alright, we'll admit it, we have been abysmal at updating this site on a regular basis. Abysmal! I'm embarrassed because…

I cling to scraps of my mother.  I'll take anything I can get. I’ve extracted all that I can from my…

While home for the holidays I visited my sister who now lives in my childhood home. One of the first things…

It seems like the older I get, the more happy-sad life becomes. Happy-sad is my new favorite grief saying and…

Someone you love has died and now the holidays will never be the same. I'm sorry to put this so…

by Bobbie Applegate My sons Neal and Gordon were about as close as brothers could be. They were only 10…

This is my grief monster. He was born the day my mother died. I was really frightened of him at first…