If you are new to my blog then you need to know that exactly two years ago today, I lost my dear father. The journey with grief has been challenging but I am making progress. August 13 will always have this loss stamped to it. But, I like it when life’s experiences give me an … More Sorrowful, yet rejoicing.
He may not have intended them as feast days but He was intentional about each birthday … More What is the big deal about birthdays anyway?
Digesting the wonder of the grave and the headstone … More Graves and headstones
Today Grief smiled at me … I smiled back. … More When Grief smiles
PART ONE: The day of First it was the sound of his breathing as he sat and later lay there hooked to the machines in his hospital room. Then it was the sound of the muffled voices of doctors and nurses as they tried to figure out what the next course of treatment should be … More THE SOUND: Trying to hear what Grief is saying
It is now five months since daddy left us. We have grown stronger as a family and found new ways to be there for each other. However, the vacuum created remains. The support I have received from friends and the communities to which I belong has been priceless and I know for a fact that … More 20 things I wish you understood about my grief/loss
Failure to choose the right thing is choosing to get stuck … More When you don’t make your bed
When grief whispers, I stop and listen because I hate it when she yells … More “My father is …was”
Amidst the sorrow of loss one must rise to embrace the joys buried there in and honor the legacy left behind … More Sorrowful, yet celebrating
Bad news. Fear. Hope. Desperation. Persistent prayer. Some good news. Gratefulness. More bad news. Frantic prayer. Desperate hope. Bargaining. Pleading. Then the worst news. Confusion. Deep pain. Anger. Frustration. Action. Tears. More tears. Even more tears. Numbness. Exhaustion. Fatigue. … Confusion. Doubts. Crisis. Binging. Questions. Worries. Fears. Helplessness. Oh and more helplessness. Then more questions. … More When a woman loses her father
In less than 3 days this girl will be 40. Not only am I thrilled to have wrapped up the 39, Single and Happy series before that, I am delighted for another opportunity to improve the lives of others. Goal: Empower the business of 5 families Grant per family: 100,000 FCFA ($200) Want to join … More Changing lives at 40 (well, almost)
Question: how can you be so happy despite being single at this age? The 39, Single and Happy Series This question usually comes after most of the other ones already addressed in this series. The assumption for most people who find out that I am still single at this point in life is usually that … More Part 7: The Secret
Sometimes it is alright to through yourself a little pity party just as long as you know when to send the party guests away, pull yourself together and move on … More Part 6: Self Pity
There is no room for self-blame because God is able to redeem even my mistakes and cause them to work out for my good because I love Him and I am called according to His purposes. … More Part 5: Blame
Loneliness is always an unpleasant emotional response to perceived isolation and I always have the power to choose differently. … More Part Four: Loneliness
Journey with Della 