As it comes upon the tenth year anniversary of my son Matthew’s passing, I’ve given myself a challenge. It’s a very hard one but it’s a challenge I had to do. Matthew’s birthday is right at the end of Thanksgiving on November 30th and then right after that comes the Christmas holidays. When you see […]
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Image by Photo Mix from Pixabay One thing that death has shown me is how short and precious life really is. I have had family members and friends die in the past. My Son, Grandparents, Parents, Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, Friends and even my sibling. You can even add family pets into the mix. Every time
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The holidays are such a hard time for anyone who has lost a loved one. For me I have Thanksgiving, Matthew’s Birthday, Christmas, New Years and then the month of February, the month he died. This has always been the worst time of the year for me. I start by saying this year will be
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Part II of the Stepping Stones Project See Part I here. To start, I’m not an expert in grieving. This is my personal journey and how I handled the grief in my life. You will read there are 7 stages of grieving: Shock, Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance and Processing that grief. Everyone grieves differently.
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