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 | 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...
by Chrisy Slate | Jun 11, 2021 | Grief, Hope
When the – “That only happens to other people” – happened to me and no-one handed me a “What to do when Caleb dies handbook,” all I wanted to do was go to sleep and never wake up again. Unimaginable heartache and unanswerable questions about my son’s...
by Chrisy Slate | Feb 9, 2021 | Grief
A storm came, went and left me with an unrecognizable life. When tragedy struck out of nowhere, I wasn’t given a handbook on what comes next. The natural responses of panic, shock, numbness, confusion, sadness, depression, anxiety and fatigue, took over every part...
by Chrisy Slate | Sep 20, 2020 | Grief, Hope
Feeling destroyed but hopeful, I prayed for God to give me a sign that he sees me, that he can hear me, that he knows I’m suffering and that he is with me. It was October 21, 2019, the 70th day since Caleb had died and I prayed specifically for him to send me...
