Insight
When You Are Grieving Thanksgiving Day Feels Painful
When you lose someone you love and are grieving, Thanksgiving Day feels burdensome and painful.
When you lose someone you love and are grieving, Thanksgiving Day feels burdensome and painful. When a brain tumor took away our precious Katie’s life I dreaded that holiday. For seven years we served no rutabagas because they were Katie’s favorite vegetable. The thought of their seasonal aroma wafting through our home without her in it was too much to bear. I don’t share this part of me today to make you sad. I share it because you are my extended family and I am yours – we are all fellow travelers. During our lifetimes we will lose people or they will lose us because that’s just the way the cycle of life goes. When we suffer loss we question if we will ever overcome the pain of its paralyzing grief. We think we won’t survive and we …
