Learning in Grief
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How The Way Someone Dies Affect Grief – Deaths That Raise Difficult Questions
When a loved one dies in complicated or traumatic circumstances, grief often comes with shame, guilt, and unanswered questions. In this post, we explore how deaths that raise difficult questions shape the grief process and what may help when the story itself feels hard to carry.
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How The Way Someone Dies Affects Grief: Prolonged Illness
Grief after prolonged illness is shaped by caregiving, waiting, and loss long before death occurs. This post explores why anticipated loss brings its own complexities.
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Embracing Lament: Cultivating a Heart Skill for Healing
Lament isn’t a one-time event — it’s a heart skill that helps bridge sorrow and faith. Here’s how God brought me back to it, and how you can begin too.
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Finding Hope in Lament: My Journey Through Grief and Healing
When words fail, lament gives voice to sorrow. In grief, we don’t have to rush to answers—we can meet God honestly in our pain. Discover how biblical lament helps us bring our heartbreak to Him and receive His healing love in return.
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Finding Hope in Lament: My Journey Through Grief and Healing
Lament isn’t simply sadness—it’s a way of bringing my raw, unfiltered heart to God. When my son Bryan died, I had no language for my grief. Over time, God patiently taught me that lament is not a sign of weak faith, but the faith to bring every question, ache, and tear to Him.
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Shoeboxing: A Gentle Way to Hold Your Grief
Shoeboxing is a simple, faith-filled grief exercise that helps you process one piece of loss at a time. It gives sorrow a place to rest and invites you to find peace and hope in God’s gentle care.
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Finding Your People in Times of Grief
When loss shatters your world, it truly takes a village to find your way through. No one can carry grief alone. Healing happens in community—with “Bucket,” “Pitcher,” and “Thimble” people who listen, support, and help you breathe again. Discover how to find your village of support in grief—and why connection brings hope.
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How Grief Affects Your Body, Mind, and Emotions
Grief doesn’t just touch the heart—it impacts your body, mind, and emotions in surprising ways. Here’s what I’ve learned about these responses and simple tools to help calm them.
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Feeling Stuck in Grief? Five Signs and How to Move Forward
Grief can leave you feeling stuck—circling in despair, denial, or distraction. In this post, I share the “Five D’s” of being stuck in grief and practical steps to move forward. Healing doesn’t mean forgetting your loved one; it means honoring their memory by learning how to live again, one small step at a time.
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Is A Grief Group Right For Me Right Now?
Wondering if you’re ready to join a grief support group? Explore six key questions that reveal whether this step could help you right now—or later on your journey.
