Category: loss
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On Grief and Love
It’s no secret that I’ve been walking through a grief journey these past three and a half months. Some days feel easy (if that’s even the right word), and other days are so incredibly difficult. This past Sunday, I was a bridesmaid in a dear friend’s wedding. She asked me to be apart of her…
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On Grief and Remembering
It was a year ago today that my boyfriend Greg and I spent time together for the first time. Call it a first date. Call it whatever. We met at the gym for a leg workout, and thank God too, because that’s the only muscle group I feel that I can exercise with any real…
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On Grief and Sundays
Sundays have become my least favorite day. My boyfriend, Greg, was in a terrible motorcycle accident on Sunday, May 25. After two very long, long weeks in the ICU, he passed away on Sunday, June 8. Sundays are now the day to remember, the day to mark how much time has passed, the day to…
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Something Good is Coming
I cried over some placemats a few weeks ago. Sixteen placemats, to be exact. Sixteen placemats that are sitting on the shelf of my linen closet, their future not as sure as it once was. Before you think I’m completely materialistic, let me explain. I bought these sixteen red-and-black buffalo plaid placemats at an after…
A Growth Mindset 