Tag: grief

• 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

• Everything is Better with Money

  This is going to be another weekly update as well as a Bloganuary post… you’ve been warned. 😛 Interestingly enough, this week I’ve been thinking a lot about my lack of social media. There are a number of contributing factors, but the biggest one is that I don’t “hear” from people I would normally see…

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  January 13, 2023

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  bloganuary, dogs, family, friends, fun, God, grief, growth, hobbies, Life, loss, road trip, social media, success, travel, 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

• A Thrill Of Hope

  And just like that, it’s the week of Christmas. Boy howdy, has this been the shortest long year ever. I feel like more has happened in the last few months of my life since I left social media than it did before, but I know that’s not true. I just have no idea what I…

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  December 19, 2022

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  family, friends, God, grief, healing, holidays, Jesus, Life, loss, social media

• 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

• Thoughts From This Week

  After posting my last blog post earlier this week, I thought about the fact that many of my posts have talked more about my grieving process over losing social media or my grieving process over other things or just grieving in general. That wasn’t why I started this blog, I promise. I had expected things…

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  December 9, 2022

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  dogs, family, friends, God, grief, hobbies, Jesus, Life, loss, social media, work, writing