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Life After Loss: Three Months

May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 thebluegateblog4

Three months. Your shoes, your coat, your hat, are not hanging in your mudroom anymore. Your car is not in your driveway, your closet is cleaned out. Your office is being rearranged, your drawers are emptied – but somehow you are still here. Your hat and jacket hang at my place now and I wouldn’t […]

Two Days After Losing the Love of My Life: From My Mom

April 17, 2019April 17, 2019 thebluegateblog4

My dad moved to heaven on February 18, 2019. On February 20 my mom came down from upstairs with a journal in her hand and something she wanted to share with us kids. She said she woke up early that morning and felt like she was standing on the edge of a precipice. She was […]

Life After Loss: One Month

March 17, 2019March 18, 2019 thebluegateblog8

One Month. Oh Daddy. Oh Daddy I miss you. One month closer to seeing you again. I have to admit, I’m not always as strong as I have hoped I would be. One day I know I will be okay. I know I can do this, Dad. I know I can run my race well, […]