“This calendar is a way to honor the manner in which my dad lived every day of his life.”
- Love What Matters
- Grief
“This calendar is a way to honor the manner in which my dad lived every day of his life.”
“Over the twelve years I knew him, Mikey taught me much about life. And today, he taught me about loss.”
“The words felt like a knife to my heart. ‘Yes honey, she’s in heaven now.’ Lincoln got excited and asked, ‘Are we going to be the best sisters ever?’ I reassured her, fighting back tears, ‘Honey, you already are.'”
“I grieved at 36 years old for something that happened over half my life ago, and it was the best gift that I could give myself.”
We can all use some guidance navigating this new and unfamiliar journey forward.
“I wasn’t expecting the wind to be knocked out of me. I wasn’t expecting to be transported back to a time in my life when everything made sense on paper, yet nothing made sense in my head, or my heart. All I could think about was that on June 16, 2016, he was alive, and then 8 days later, he wasn’t.”
“Are these sweaters ugly? To the stranger on the street, yes. But to me, their value outweighs my homebody fashion sense. My grandma comes to life every time I grab it off its hook.”
“Thanksgiving stuffing is one of life’s simplest gifts. Something I can count on and look forward to. Because every year, it will bring me back to you.”
“You will never understand the pain a loss mom is going through, but you can be there to support them.”
“She is the most perfect baby, hand-picked by her Angel sister.”