He Protected Me From The Grave

She sat quietly on my bed, trying to calm my tears, as I wept into the pillow. We barely knew each other, but as my new roommate she was aware that my dad had recently died. She had heard me crying and came to check on me. I finally felt myself calming down and as my breathing returned to normal and I shut my eyes to rest, she quietly tiptoed out of the room.

Little did I know what she had seen. … More He Protected Me From The Grave

The Truth About Parenting When You’ve Lost A Parent Of Your Own

It was our last hurrah, only I didn’t know it then. For my twenty-first birthday, after I had the traditional night of going out and partying with my college friends, my father planned an amazing family celebration. He got tickets to a play I really wanted to see, he invited my mom (they divorced years … More The Truth About Parenting When You’ve Lost A Parent Of Your Own