How in the hell do you comfort your 11yo when her best friend (12yo) dies suddenly? What do you say? It is so much easier to explain an older relative dying. They lived their life and it was time, or they were sick for so long it was time. But how do I explain to … More How Do You Comfort a Grieving Child?

I wake up in the morning still groggy from my meds, and drag my body around the house to wake up the kids and get them ready for school. Somewhere in the middle of the stupor I get myself dressed and ready for work. Every single cell, joint, muscle is pleading that I just lay … More End of 2017