Remember the Dash
In the midst of our grief, remember the life that was lived. And the life that was loved.
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Mavis Moon
Apr 235 min read
The Unforgettable Thing a Stranger Said When I Lost My Child
I couldn’t tell you what month it was, but there were daffodils, so it must have been spring. A few weeks after Alex died, I suppose.
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rita@sacredsorrows.org
Apr 162 min read
In Times of Sadness
We feel great sadness at various times in our lives--illness, loss of a job, financial problems, death, and so on...
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Mavis Moon
Mar 197 min read
Saint Patrick’s Windows into Grief (abridged)
Rather than false promises of ease and comfort, the stations of the cross direct us to the hope that comes from walking the way of suffering
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Mavis Moon
Feb 201 min read
A Blessing After A Loss
God, we are heartbroken
in the face of so much grief.
What could we possibly call blessed?
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Lani Bogart
Feb 62 min read
Life (and death) on the river
"Mom, staying in bed is dangerous too. I'd rather take some risks than die of depression. At least if I die on the river I will have lived."
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rita@sacredsorrows.org
Jan 303 min read
In the Quiet, I Cry (Almost Always)
Originally posted Nov. 16, 2021. Out of nowhere, the familiar (but not always welcome) warm tears began to cascade down my face.
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rita@sacredsorrows.org
Jan 243 min read
It's BitterSweet
Seven years. Seven years later and I still don’t know whether I should be calling next weekend Ezra’s birthday or his death anniversary.
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A Sacred Sorrows Grieving Mother
Jan 162 min read
Always there, forever a part of me
People say that grief comes in waves… sometimes you feel fine and others not.
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Mavis Moon
Jan 92 min read
The Prayer of a Righteous Man
Faith endures, but my address to God is uncomfortably, perplexingly, altered. I must explore The Lament as a mode for my address to God.
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Diane Galloway
Jan 24 min read
A retreat sunrise brings a miracle
So many unanswered questions I had brought along with me. The foremost question I had was, “How does a mother heal after losing a child?”
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Mavis Moon
Nov 23, 20235 min read
A Letter to My Grieving Friends on Thanksgiving
Five things that I wish another grieving mom would have told me that first Thanksgiving.
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Father John Auther, SJ
Oct 24, 20233 min read
Finding Peace: One Woman’s Experience with 30 Days of Grace
Out of unspeakable grief and long hours of prayer, something healing for others took place.
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rita@sacredsorrows.org
Oct 10, 20232 min read
Dad’s Point of View
I still miss Michael and grieve his loss. I don't think this ever leaves us. Yet, I did find meaning.
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Mavis Moon
Oct 3, 20232 min read
A blessing for when you've lost someone far too soon
God, this. This is impossible. Hold me by the edges for I am coming apart.
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Irene Peterson
Sep 26, 20233 min read
Healing at Retreat
I was at my wit's end attempting to get lasting relief from my grief. Thankfully, the retreat was much more than "more of the same."
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Adina "Ally" Anhalt
Aug 8, 20232 min read
I'm drowning!
When I was 12, I nearly drowned in the deep end of the wave pool. In my worst moments of grief, I'm back in those waves.
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Lani Bogart
Jul 1, 20222 min read
Water and Rocks
We grieve differently--and that is okay.
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rita@sacredsorrows.org
Feb 22, 20223 min read
Come into the tender place
For the average Joe, Josephine, or Jo Jo, it can be a difficult and challenging endeavor to sit down, settle in, and enter the quiet...
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