Riding the waves of grief is crazy and hard. Our oldest brings me so much joy. Each moment that I get to spend with them is a gift, and I am so thankful for them. I have a lot of…
Going Back to Church
Several weeks went by after we lost Lucy before we made it back to a Sunday service at our church. In my previous post, I talked about why I withdrew for a period of time. In the earliest part of…
Why I Withdrew
After we lost Lucy, I naturally withdrew for awhile to process what happened, wade through the deepest depths of grief and physically heal. Besides at Lucy’s memorial, there were good friends of mine that I didn’t see for weeks. I…
Lucy’s Marker
It’s been four and one-half months since we lost Lucy. I can’t believe it’s been that long. I still ache for her to be with us every single day. We miss her so much. It took us a little while…
White Balloon
We really wanted our firstborn to get to be involved in something for Lucy. As I mentioned in my previous post, they did not come to her burial and memorial services. We decided that we would start a tradition of…
Lucy’s Memorial Service
Lucy’s burial was very private. We only invited our immediate family and our pastor and his wife to attend. Her burial is something that I’m choosing to keep for ourselves and not write about. The only reason I am bringing…
