by jo | Mar 18, 2014 | Everyday Stories, Jesus Time
I have some amazingly positive people in my life. And they help me be who I am because they are so supportive. But how do they do this besides just showing their unconditional, “I’m not going anywhere” spirit? Well, one of the ways I’ve noticed is that they remind me...
by jo | Mar 11, 2014 | Everyday Stories, Grief
That grief that stays with you like sad marrow in your bones— that is different — when the grief is still very real, but it’s lying dormant like a constant heavy burden, sometimes heavier than others, not the active grief, clenching down like a lion’s jaw on your...
by jo | Mar 6, 2014 | Everyday Stories
Dear Julie, It’s been 10 years. How can that be? 10 years of life without you. 10 years of this ache in my heart and stinging sensation in my eyes and nose when people speak of loss. When they experience grief, my heart breaks for them, because I still know the...
by jo | Mar 4, 2014 | Everyday Stories
10 Years. Written in memory of my older sister, Julie. I last saw you alive and well and 20 years old. We celebrated your birthday that night, but you didn’t turn 21 ’til the next day. We had dinner, I assume it was your homemade favorite. It was our wednesday...