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Trust

What is my "best life" when one of the best parts of it is gone?

Grief Support, Childloss, D3 MinistriesMichelle BonnerAugust 13, 2020Grief, grief support, grief journey, trustComment

I am a runner.

Maybe my tendencies to run aren’t that bad after all. Maybe it was just the direction I was choosing to run that was my problem.

D3 Ministries, Daily LivingMichelle BonnerJune 3, 2020grief support, grief journey, spiritual growthComment

Happy-Sad

There is no other term that could better describe every one of my days; happy-sad.

Childloss, D3 Ministries, Grief, Grief SupportMichelle BonnerMay 27, 2020grief support, Grief, grief journeyComment

I'm not good at being alone.

Alone feels big and scary like a monster hiding under the bed just waiting for the light switch to flip off.

Daily Living, Childloss, D3 Ministries, Grief Support, GriefMichelle BonnerMay 13, 2020grief support, Grief, loneliness, jesusComment

Mother's Day Hurts

Don't feel obligated to join in festivities if that hurts your heart. Don't feel pressured to feel sadness if that's not what you feel. Remind yourself that your emotions are valid and normal.

Why Should I Pray?

Prayer is not a negotiation with the Creator of the world.

Grief Support, D3 Ministries, Childloss, GriefMichelle BonnerApril 22, 2020Prayer, Grief, grief resource, grief supportComment

Rescued

Friends, this life is so hard. There is pain upon pain and despair seemingly ready to take over. But there is HOPE.

Jesus Grieves

What if Jesus never went away to grieve? What if He never felt the weight of losing His friend?

D3 Ministries, Grief, Grief SupportMichelle BonnerMarch 25, 2020hope, Grief, grief support, grief resource, spiritual growthComment

Depression is a Liar

Depression tells me to just be numb because sometimes feeling nothing feels better than feeling everything all at once.

D3 Ministries, GriefMichelle BonnerFebruary 26, 2020depression, grief, grief supportComment

Goals

My expectations as a mother had to change if I were going to keep my sanity.

Childloss, D3 Ministries, GriefMichelle BonnerJanuary 29, 2020grief support, childloss, life after loss Comments

Anger

This is what grief looks like. This is the game it plays. It's not suppose to be way. This entire world is not supposed to be this way.

D3 Ministries, GriefMichelle BonnerJanuary 22, 2020Grief, grief support, grief resource, anger Comment

Focus 2020

If you haven’t figured it out yet, my word for 2020 is FOCUS.

Camouflage Overalls

Tomorrow, I can choose hope.

Light

"Don't get rid of all that darkness, you need it to see the light".

ChildlossMichelle BonnerNovember 3, 2019childloss, Grief, grief support, grief resource, bereaved mother, bereaved parent, bereaved fatherComment

Today I am sad

Today I am sad. I am also hopeful, joyful, happy, expectant, and full of gratitude.

ChildlossMichelle BonnerNovember 3, 2019childloss, Grief, grief support, grief resource, bereaved mother, bereaved parent, bereaved fatherComment

Agapé love

Loving with an open hand.

ChildlossMichelle BonnerNovember 3, 2019childloss, Grief, grief support, grief resource, bereaved mother, bereaved parent, bereaved fatherComment

Good Mourning

"Hard is not the opposite of good." There CAN be good IN the hard. We must choose to find the good through the hard.

ChildlossMichelle BonnerNovember 3, 2019Grief, grief resource, grief support, childloss, bereaved mother, bereaved parent, bereaved fatherComment

The Dance

I learn to love my dance. It's all I have left.

ChildlossMichelle BonnerNovember 3, 2019Grief, grief resource, grief support, bereaved mother, bereaved parent, bereaved father, childlossComment

The Number Game

When the number law is broken, then emotions are fair game.

ChildlossMichelle BonnerNovember 3, 2019Grief, grief resource, grief support, childloss, bereaved mother, bereaved parent, bereaved fatherComment

Grief is...

Grief is hard, necessary, and beautiful.