Tag Archives: joy

Tears Come With Joy and Sorrow

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Greet Grief

I visit my first husband’s grave to tell him that our son is getting married and I tear up. And when I see our daughter in her wedding gown for the first time, the same thing happens. Two children getting … Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, family, grandparents, grieving, Life's Losses, My story, parents, Relationships, Transitions, Uncategorized | Tagged celebration, daughter, family, funerals, joy, life, Loss, losses, matriarch, memories, mother, son, sorrow, tears, truth, wedding | 2 Comments

There is a Season Called Grief

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Greet Grief

There is no television. The radio is off, the birds congregating near the shoreline the only chatter we hear. Civilization seems distant from our cabin in the woods as my husband and I break from technology, escape becomes synonymous with … Continue reading →

Posted in death, Depression, Faith, Friends, Grief, grieving, growth, Healing, Inspiration, Lessons from others, Life's Losses, My story, Relationships, The Gifts of Grief, Uncategorized | Tagged babies, cabin, Cardiopulmonary Bypass, death, despair, friends, joy, pain, peace, reunions, Robin Williams, technology, The Byrds, Twitter, valley of dark places, waves, weddings, woods | 2 Comments

Walking into 2014

Posted on December 31, 2013 by Greet Grief

Out with the old, in with the new is just one of the many phrases and greetings that are a part of marking time from one year to the next. We make champagne toasts, blow noise makers and wear party hats … Continue reading →