by Chrisy Slate | Mar 10, 2022 | Grief
10 Things That (Still) Make Me Sad I was going to begin this post with an explanation about why I’m still sad but after thinking on it for a few days, I realized this post needs no introduction at all. What I think is sad is that I, and grievers in...
by Chrisy Slate | Feb 6, 2022 | Faith, Grief, Hope, Surviving a suicide loss
Wandering Through The Wilderness Of Woe Maybe, at some point in your life, you’ve found yourself or your family suddenly thrust into what feels like the wilderness. You know your life is forever changed, but you’re not sure at all what that change will...
by Chrisy Slate | Dec 31, 2021 | Grief, Hope
New Year’s Resolutions aren’t really my thing and I’ve picked a Word of the Year before but didn’t end up seeing it through. Throughout 2020 I felt very off balance, as I’m sure much of the human race did as well. Grief, trauma, the pandemic, moving to a new...
by Chrisy Slate | Nov 20, 2021 | Grief, Hope, Marriage, Suicide Prevention
The Truth About Marriage After Child Loss It is not debated that the hardest thing a couple can go through is the death of a child. You’re never prepared to bury your child after any manner of death, but child death by suicide is more difficult and complex to...
by Chrisy Slate | Oct 3, 2021 | Grief, Hope, Surviving a suicide loss
Rest On Sunday May 23, 2021, I was at a bereaved parent’s retreat in Franklin, Tennessee and seated in a circle with with 14 other married couples who have experienced the death of a child. In my hands I held a handout titled “Worship & The Word” that...