Tag: death

• Happy Birthday, Papa

  Today would have been my dad’s 52nd birthday. After he died, I stopped caring about the number, although 50 was easy to remember… but my mom mentioned it while we were cleaning yesterday and I was like… right… this is 2 years after the last time I thought about the number. Facepalm Moving on…. I’m…

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  April 21, 2023

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• Death To Life

  How does death change your perspective? I decided to do the daily writing prompt since my brain can’t seem to remember what I originally wanted to write about and I’ve been trying to write something for the better part of an hour. So having lost people, and specifically someone as close to me as my…

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  February 6, 2023

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• The Memory of Smell

  Side note about the above picture:Pretty sure I’ve never shared this picture on any platform or even with anyone before. This is what I call an *aesthetic* picture because it tells a story and yet leaves you wanting more. Bloganuary Writing Prompt:Do you have a memory that’s linked to a smell? These writing prompts are…

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  January 16, 2023

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  bloganuary, death, family, friends, grief, growth, healing, Life, loss, story, storytelling, writing

• A Happy, Crappy Christmas

  I spent all weekend and the better part of today specifically trying to decide if I needed to write this blog, but I process grief through words. Not only verbally, but also on paper/screen. So… here we go. This Christmas was… different than others. My bestest friend (with the little dog on her lap in…

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  December 27, 2022

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  Christmas, death, dogs, family, friends, God, grief, healing, holidays, Jesus, Kansas City, Life, loss, writing

• Holiday Blues

  I snapped the above picture after I looked over and realized how much my brother looks and acts like our father. That’s not to say my brother never reminds me of Papa (what we called our dad), but something about this moment made me feel closer to my dad than I’ve had the ability to…

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  December 15, 2022

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  church, death, depression, dogs, family, friends, God, grief, healing, holidays, Life, loss, social media, writing

• Onward and Upward

  I had an eventful weekend in just about all the ways. It was busy with dog-sitting a “new” dog, seeing The Chosen in theaters, helping my mom put together a new kitchen table (NOT the one in the above picture), and having a birthday party for my sister-in-law. I also had an eventful weekend in…

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  November 21, 2022

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