The Big Difference Between Dirty and Clean Grief
“As one who’s been through loss, what can you tell me about how to grieve well? How does knowing Jesus change how you grieve?” I was sitting with a young woman after her father’s funeral. “I can’t say I know how to grieve well,” I said. “But I’ll share some things I...
A Mother Talks About Grief
Many people have suffered some sort of loss the last eighteen months. How do we come alongside those close to us who are experiencing deep grief?
You Need to Know About Grief Cycles
I wish someone had warned me about grief. Maybe no one knew, or perhaps I wouldn’t have heard. In case you ever need to know, here are two words to remember after you’ve lost a loved one—“three months.” The three-month anniversary of a loss feels like grief has...
How to Find Your Way Through Grief in Divorce
Today my friend Yvonne Ortega shares tips from her professional and personal experience to help those going through a divorce find their way through the stages of grief. Here’s Yvonne… In 1991, I found myself in the throes of a legal separation and divorce...
