I long to be a burden bearer for my friends and family because I know what it is to carry a burden. So I ask the hard questions.

The longer since his leaving, the more I feel I need to have it together in public. My tears are inexplicable to those who've forgotten,

So many people think grief grows smaller over time.  But that’s not it at all.  Grief occupies exactly the same space in my heart.

There is no "right way" or "wrong way" to handle holidays after losing a child. For many, there is only survival.

Since Dominic ran ahead to Heaven, I find I need even more alone time than before. But I take care that solitude doesn’t become isolation.

In the aftermath of child loss, healthy boundaries are no longer optional, they are necessary for survival.  

I am learning to take anxious thoughts captive, learning to make them live in only a corner of my mind instead of taking it over completely.

Shame tells us we are unworthy of love and belonging and that is simply a lie.