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It Won't Always Be This Way
“What do you want us to say? I’m not okay and I’ll never be okay again?” This is a direct quote from a video I made about a year ago. I...
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Mar 25, 20233 min read
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Autumn
I can feel the weather changing. I broke my jeans out last week. The calendar says it’s Fall. Normally, I would be excited to dig out the...
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Sep 27, 20222 min read
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Nobody Does Grief Like Judy Garland
Sharing an entry I almost didn’t post. I wrote it prior to Jamie’s audition so it’s aged a bit. Spoiler- She got the role of Dorothy....
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Sep 9, 20222 min read
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Grievers Share for Awareness (Part 2)
Death is complicated. It changes us in ways that we never expected. We learn new things about ourselves and many times become entirely...
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Sep 2, 20222 min read
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Grievers Share for Awareness (Part 1)
It's been a hot minute since I've posted on the blog. Yesterday was National Grief Awareness Day. I wanted to do some grand thing, then...
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Aug 31, 20222 min read
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Nine Months
Nine months. That is how long it’s been since I held my dead baby in my arms. That is how long it’s been since I had to say goodbye. I...
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Jul 11, 20223 min read
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Happy Mother's Day?
I’ve been part of the grief community on social media for a few months now. I’ve learned to be sensitive to all types of things I had...
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May 11, 20222 min read
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I Cannot Be Silent
Before I opened my eyes this morning, I said a prayer. I asked God to give me the words I needed. I knew that I was broken. I knew I...
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Apr 14, 20222 min read
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I Walk Alone
You’re walking down the sidewalk on what should be a busy street. It’s autumn and the leaves are starting to fall. Instead of noise,...
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Apr 7, 20223 min read
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That D#*n Rooster
Once upon a time, when I was a child, my dear mother bought my grandma an exceptionally large decorative rooster. This wasn’t because my...
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Mar 27, 20222 min read
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The King of Broken Hearts
The day Drew died I was in shock. I cried a couple of times but kept myself mostly composed. Like every other night I closed my bedroom...
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Mar 16, 20222 min read
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Five Golden Rings
Today we went through my grandmother’s belongings. This was the first time I had been in her house since she died. There were barking...
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Feb 22, 20222 min read
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