Lauren Flake - Grief & TexasTrusting God’s plan and timing
Creating a playlist of songs that will comfort people in their grief for my Where Did My Sweet Grandma Go? launch party really calmed my anxious heart. Music soothed my soul after losing my mother to early onset Alzheimer’s disease, and I enjoyed finding therapeutic, uplifting music that speaks of Heaven, God’s creation and eternal […]
For years, my husband and I wrestled with our presentation of Santa Claus to our young daughters. We watched well-meaning Christian friends decide to forgo the tradition altogether. We hesitated to follow suit because we cherish our childhood memories of St. Nick but we are careful not to use Santa to control our children’s behavior. […]
Christmas and grief are a tough combination. Maybe this is your first Christmas season since you’ve lost a parent. Maybe someone close to you is sick, dying, or struggling with substance abuse. Or maybe you’ve lost a child, a spouse or a sibling. Maybe you’ve lost your job. Whatever the reason, you are struggling to […]
Halloween and grief might seem like an odd and painful combination. But what if I told you the two were actually incredibly compatible — that Halloween should encourage us to commune with the loved ones we have lost?
It’s now been over a decade (and two daughters) since our miscarriage. My pregnancy loss was the first really difficult thing (besides my mom’s early onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis) that I experienced without her support. Yet, it made me feel closer to her because I knew she had walked that path. Not only did she have […]