Redemption

By: Carrie Morris
Christian, Death, Grief, Inspirational, Loss, Parenting College Students, Single Parenting, Uncategorized, Widowhood, Widows, , , , , , 1 Comment on Redemption

We have slowly found our way to a measure of redemption.

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I Wish You a Messy Christmas!

By: Carrie Morris
Christian, Christmas, Holidays, Inspirational, Loss, Uncategorized, Widowhood, Widows, , , , , , , 1 Comment on I Wish You a Messy Christmas!

Don’t we all want people to believe our lives are more together than they really are?

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Still Standing

By: Carrie Morris
California Wildfires, Christian, Fire, Grief, Inspirational, Loss, Loss Anniversaries, Northern California Wildfires, Recovery, Sonoma County Wildfires, Southern California Wildfires, Thomas Fire, Trauma, Uncategorized, Widows, Wildfires, Wine Country Wildfires, , , , , 2 Comments on Still Standing

Seeing them in this victimized state was just as shocking as it would be to see our beloved Snoopy with a black eye.

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Free

By: Carrie Morris
Christian, Death, Grief, Inspirational, Loss, Memorials, Uncategorized, Widowhood, Widows, , , , , , , , , , Leave a Comment on Free

…she chose to focus on the one and only positive aspect of his death: his freedom.

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11:59

By: Carrie Morris
Addiction, Cancer, Christian, Death, Grief, Homeless, Homelessness, Inspirational, Loss, Mastectomy, Recovery, Transitions, Uncategorized, Widowhood, Widows, , , , , , , , Leave a Comment on 11:59

If I have any say in the matter, I will not take a step forward.

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Out of the Picture

By: Carrie Morris
Christian, Death, Father's Day, Grief, Inspirational, Loss, Uncategorized, Widowhood, Widows, , , , , , , , 1 Comment on Out of the Picture

“When I look at this photo, I see the man behind the camera…”

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Ripples

By: Carrie Morris
Christian, Death, Grief, Inspirational, Loss, Memorials, Uncategorized, Widowhood, Widows, , , , , , , 1 Comment on Ripples

My life keeps moving forward, even though at times it feels as if it should have stopped on that surreal day–like a clock whose hands are frozen at the exact moment it got knocked off the mantel.

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Kaleidoscope

By: Carrie Morris
California Wildfires, Christian, Fire, Grief, Inspirational, Loss, Northern California Wildfires, Sonoma County Wildfires, Southern California Wildfires, Thomas Fire, Transitions, Uncategorized, Widowhood, Widows, Wildfires, Wine Country Wildfires, , , , , , , , , , 1 Comment on Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope…pieces could never return to their original, intact state. But because they were broken–and broken together–they were creating beauty all the same.

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A Very Real Christmas

By: Carrie Morris
California Wildfires, Christian, Christmas, Fire, Grief, Holidays, Loss, Northern California Wildfires, Sonoma County Wildfires, Southern California Wildfires, Thomas Fire, Trauma, Uncategorized, Widowhood, Widows, Wildfires, Wine Country Wildfires, , , , , , , , , , 1 Comment on A Very Real Christmas

…Trying to create a “Merry Christmas” for our families when we’re still in those first tender stages of recovery can feel like trying to decorate the perfect cake for a six-year-old when all you have to work with is black frosting.

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Voyeur

By: Carrie Morris
California Wildfires, Christian, Fire, Grief, Inspirational, Loss, Northern California Wildfires, Sonoma County Wildfires, Uncategorized, Wildfires, Wine Country Wildfires, , , , , , , , , Leave a Comment on Voyeur

I had prepared myself to see it (or so I thought)…

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