Tag: writing through grief

Grief at Twenty-three Months: More Writing

On By Lois RoelofsIn aging, God, memoir, writing12 Comments

As I was approaching this two-year mark of my husband's death, I noticed not all is well yet as I'd hoped. I wasn't expecting the impact of loss to disappear, but I was hoping for fewer experiences of active grieving. This past month, a few members of Marv's family have passed away. That brought grieving …

Continue reading Grief at Twenty-three Months: More Writing

Grief at Twenty-two Months: Write Along with Me

On By Lois RoelofsIn memoir, writing8 Comments

Time heals all wounds is a cliché that’s been around a long time.  And disputed as well.  Counselor Worth Kilcrease wrote “time [alone] does not heal all wounds.  A more apt saying is ‘It’s what you do with the time that heals’” (Psychology Today, April 24, 2008). Time is an “active, working process, not a …

Continue reading Grief at Twenty-two Months: Write Along with Me