Sacred Sorrows welcomes back "Meags," contributing writer. Meagen Winter resides in Arizona with her husband, Paul, her dog Cooper, and her service dog, Tango. She's a recently retired school counselor and a lover of all souls. Meagen is the mother of Maria, who went to heaven in May 2020, and her four surviving children Nicholas, Andrew, Claire, and Katelyn. She finds great joy in her young grandchildren Olivia and Charlotte. The death of our children is always unexpected. Who imagines their...

I hang out with my deceased daughter Maria in a new and different kind of relationship. This is a good thing.

Inside was a grey blanket----silky, and so inviting to cuddle. I wrapped it around me and said, "Thank you for the early Mother's Day gift."