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Remember the Dash
In the midst of our grief, remember the life that was lived. And the life that was loved.

Kendall Heaney
Jun 14, 20243 min read


The Unforgettable Thing a Stranger Said When I Lost My Child
I couldn’t tell you what month it was, but there were daffodils, so it must have been spring. A few weeks after Alex died, I suppose.

Mavis Moon
Apr 23, 20245 min read


In Times of Sadness
We feel great sadness at various times in our lives--illness, loss of a job, financial problems, death, and so on...

rita@sacredsorrows.org
Apr 16, 20242 min read


Saint Patrick’s Windows into Grief (abridged)
Rather than false promises of ease and comfort, the stations of the cross direct us to the hope that comes from walking the way of suffering

Mavis Moon
Mar 19, 20247 min read


A Blessing After A Loss
God, we are heartbroken
in the face of so much grief.
What could we possibly call blessed?

Mavis Moon
Feb 20, 20241 min read


Life (and death) on the river
"Mom, staying in bed is dangerous too. I'd rather take some risks than die of depression. At least if I die on the river I will have lived."

Lani Bogart
Feb 6, 20242 min read


In the Quiet, I Cry (Almost Always)
Originally posted Nov. 16, 2021. Out of nowhere, the familiar (but not always welcome) warm tears began to cascade down my face.

rita@sacredsorrows.org
Jan 30, 20243 min read


It's BitterSweet
Seven years. Seven years later and I still don’t know whether I should be calling next weekend Ezra’s birthday or his death anniversary.

rita@sacredsorrows.org
Jan 24, 20243 min read


Always there, forever a part of me
People say that grief comes in waves… sometimes you feel fine and others not.

A Sacred Sorrows Grieving Mother
Jan 16, 20242 min read


The Prayer of a Righteous Man
Faith endures, but my address to God is uncomfortably, perplexingly, altered. I must explore The Lament as a mode for my address to God.

Mavis Moon
Jan 9, 20242 min read


A retreat sunrise brings a miracle
So many unanswered questions I had brought along with me. The foremost question I had was, “How does a mother heal after losing a child?”

Diane Galloway
Jan 2, 20244 min read


The Ship
A comforting poem.

Mavis Moon
Nov 28, 20231 min read


A Letter to My Grieving Friends on Thanksgiving
Five things that I wish another grieving mom would have told me that first Thanksgiving.

Mavis Moon
Nov 23, 20235 min read


Finding Peace: One Woman’s Experience with 30 Days of Grace
Out of unspeakable grief and long hours of prayer, something healing for others took place.

Father John Auther, SJ
Oct 24, 20233 min read


Dad’s Point of View
I still miss Michael and grieve his loss. I don't think this ever leaves us. Yet, I did find meaning.

rita@sacredsorrows.org
Oct 10, 20232 min read


A blessing for when you've lost someone far too soon
God, this. This is impossible. Hold me by the edges for I am coming apart.

Mavis Moon
Oct 3, 20232 min read


Healing at Retreat
I was at my wit's end attempting to get lasting relief from my grief. Thankfully, the retreat was much more than "more of the same."
Irene Peterson
Sep 26, 20233 min read


I'm drowning!
When I was 12, I nearly drowned in the deep end of the wave pool. In my worst moments of grief, I'm back in those waves.

Adina "Ally" Anhalt
Aug 8, 20232 min read


Water and Rocks
We grieve differently--and that is okay.

Lani Bogart
Jul 1, 20222 min read


Come into the tender place
For the average Joe, Josephine, or Jo Jo, it can be a difficult and challenging endeavor to sit down, settle in, and enter the quiet...

rita@sacredsorrows.org
Feb 22, 20223 min read
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