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Why a page about grief on a homeschool JOY blog?
Because life. And loss. I've experienced a number of sudden losses in my life- my father at the age of 12, friends in school, my Grandmother who I was extremely close to when I was 19, my cousin when I was 24 (the day after my birthday), and most recently my mom was tragically killed in a car accident October 29, 2017 (the day before my birthday). We are all humans and to live is to love and to lose. I chose to include my thoughts and prayers about grief here as I hope they will be an encouragement to other women who are also walking the long road of healing from a loss (of any kind). I pray that, if you're nursing a broken heart, that something here might be a blessing and encouragement to you. How blessed we are to know that despite our hurt and brokenness here on earth, our loved ones are celebrating fully and profoundly in Heaven.
I know fear. I know earth-shattering, mind-spinning, gut-busting fear that comes in the blink of an eye, that overruns you with anxiety for everyone you know. I know what it means to have every single "worst nightmare" scenario race through your mind every time your husband leaves the house or your child is out of your sight. I know what it feels like to have life going along with everyone being "ok" and then the next moment, they are gone. I know it well.
Unfortunately, sudden death is a persistent friend of mine. I've met him time and again, and despite giving him the full breadth of my thoughts about him in no uncertain terms, he keeps showing up. Sorrow and suffering, it turns out, don't take direction from us. When they show up unannounced, all that seems permanent and concrete and never-failing can begin to shiver and quake and flip the world right on it's axis.