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Emotions Revisited
A mother who lost her son revisits the emotions of grief as they wash over her again just when she begins to feel joy and healing. Two steps forward, and three back. There is no pattern to grief. It visits as an unwelcome guest, but there will be joy again.
Sharing His Life Helps Us
This parent shares the agonizing pain of losing an adult son who was married, had a 15-month-old son, and a pregnant wife. A young Christian man was taken so quickly, and nothing makes sense. Sharing his life with others seems to help ease the pain.
New Life
A mother who is grieving the loss of her son gives a vivid description of what it's like to travel the road of grief in search of a New Life.
My Son
This birthday should be a child's special day. Instead this mother knows her son is missing, and the child won't completely understand. Only a mother's heart can know the pain of a missing child. Only a mother's heart can know the pain of her missing son.
The Pretending Game
The pain is ever-present for this mother whose son has died. She finds it's easier to play the pretending game and hide her pain from others. They are made to feel too uncomfortable when seeing her pain, and it's easier to simply hide how she truly feels.
I Wonder
This mother wonders about where her son could have gone with his music, and what his life would have been like without the drugs. His time on this earth was too short, and now all she can do is wonder why drugs had to steal away his life and so many dreams.
Leaving Sorrow Behind
A mother's grief, though never far behind, will soon be soft enough to allow her to enjoy days of sunshine and laughter. Her healing has begun.
Eleven Weeks
A mother recounts her thoughts of eleven weeks of grief since her son has died. She knows it is real, even though some days she still expects to hear his voice. The pain seems so fresh, and just does not want to subside.
Hold Me
This mother is so tired from all of the grief. She needs to feel strong arms and a shoulder to rest upon to help her through the times when she is so weak from the falling tears of losing her son.
Faith
Faith in God is what sustains this mother as she grapples with the pain of losing her only son.