My sister Cristin’s birthday, Sept. 14, is sometimes a tougher milestone for me than her death anniversary. We were 14 months apart until time stopped for her. And she loved to remind me that I was the older sister, every year complaining about her age but following that lament with “but you’ll always be older than me!” And that gap increases annually; she remains 34, as I’ve turned 36, 40, 45.
C.S. Lewis is generally considered a giant of the Christian faith. “The Chronicles of Narnia” are beloved by children and adults alike for their allegory and adventure. (I find the allegory too on nose, but that’s one woman’s hot take.) “Mere Christianity” is iconic, one of those books I found on everyone’s shelves, including my…
Sorrow is one of the hardest parts of being human. But the empathy offered by others is one of the best.
Much of The Grief Library is memoir and fiction that provides companionship for the mourning journey. But we often crave a more direct guide, as well. Here are two I’ve explored.
I’ll argue that there are threads of something more woven through this piece. And one of them is the reason we’re gathered here today: grief.
This is a story about the McIlvaine family and their specific loss. And, more broadly, this is also a story about all grief.
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion Genre: Nonfiction, memoirGrief focus: Death, traumaRelationship: SpouseTone: Blunt, reflective I moved to Colorado in January 2017 with only possessions I could fit in my car. Housing is tough on the state’s Western Slope. Even before the affordable housing crisis dominated the country, finding a place to live…
