Yesterday felt like a day that would never end. My husband woke before me and left to go for a run. He kissed me and told me to sleep in as long as I could. Later, when I looked at my phone, the reality of our broken world slammed into me yet again. Another person killed in a shooting in Minnesota. Another one. Grief swept over me and I cried. Throughout the morning, more information about what happened flooded in. I saw the videos. I saw it all. Probably too much. In my over

This December has been gray. I live in the Portland, OR area and it has been very, very rainy and very, very gray. Come to find out, I don’t handle lack of sunshine well, my mind and body start to slow down and depression moves in. I take my vitamin D and am sitting in front of my happy light as I type. These do help some. But even with those, I struggle. I didn’t know that I suffered from Seasonal Affective Disorder until I moved to a rainy area 4 years ago. Now I know and c

Today is Childhood Grief Awareness Day. To mark this day, I made this video, and interview with my son Isaac to talk about his own childhood grief. This is the first of a series called "Grief Conversations." https://youtu.be/65KmIANaWSM?si=g1evuL7-leZFIuUJ

Today I woke up and just felt a little bit off. It took a little longer to get out of bed and decide what to wear to work. I eventually ended up in the shower and my mind wandered to memories of Aaron’s multiple cancer surgeries, and visits to Seattle for treatment. I broke down in tears in the shower as the feelings of grief turned to mourning. It came out of what seemed like nowhere… but the body remembers. I continue to be amazed at what our bodies can do, what they can fe