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RosesForTheDead

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Please pray for us.

We are standing at the edge of something I don’t have words big enough to hold. The doctors are gentle now. The conversations are quieter. Every hour feels heavier than the last. It seems like we are preparing for what may be my husband’s final... See More »

A letter to my little girl.

My Sweet Girl, I am writing this letter to you long before you take your first breath, long before I get to hold your tiny hands or whisper your name against your forehead. You are still safe inside me, growing quietly, and every day I feel you... See More »

I’m Angry, and God Knows It

(Quote) Tonight I need to speak honestly, because anything less feels like pretending. I am angry. I am in agony. I am watching the man I love slip away, slowly, painfully, and there is absolutely nothing I can do to stop it. Nothing I can fix.... See More »

Anyone available to talk @2am

Walking Each Other to the Edge of Heaven

(Quote) Grief feels different when you can see it coming. It’s not a sudden storm, it’s a slow, steady tide rising at your feet, inching higher every day while you stand there helpless, knowing you can’t hold it back. I’m preparing to say goodbye... See More »

Toes in the water 🌊 🌞 🙏

There’s a strange kind of peace that settles over me when I’m walking along the beach—my toes sinking into the cool water, the wind brushing against my face, the waves rolling in like they’ve been keeping rhythm with the world since the beginning of... See More »

When Giving Back Gives Even More.

I spent the day volunteering at a children’s home, and my heart is still heavy tonight. Seeing those little faces, so full of innocence, yet marked by pain no child should ever know, broke something open inside me. I went there hoping to give a... See More »

☀ ☕ 🙏 Morning Reflection ☀ 📖 ☕

(Quote) This quote spoke to me this morning. So often, we move through our days on autopilot , busy, distracted, weighed down by our own worries. But goodness isn’t always about grand gestures or perfect timing. It’s about presence. It’s about... See More »

🌙✨ **Good Night Everyone!** ✨🌙

(Quote) As I prepare to shut off the devices and pick up a book, I want to take a moment to reflect on the blessings of today. 🙏 Today was a rough one, but I got through it and made some new friends. Thank You, Lord, for the blessings and... See More »

I never really know what to say in these new member posts, so… hi 😅

I’m just here hoping to make some friends and maybe get back into writing again. I used to write a lot but totally lost touch with it (and my motivation). Figured this might be a good place to start writing again and maybe get some social... See More »

Today was my first day of group therapy.

I sat in a circle of strangers, each carrying their own pain, their own story, their own invisible weight. My hands wouldn’t stop shaking. My heart wouldn’t slow down. Every part of me wanted to run , to crawl back into the comfort of isolation,... See More »

Today, I pause with deep gratitude and reflection.

Veterans Day isn’t just a date on the calendar—it’s a moment to honor the courage, sacrifice, and unwavering commitment of those who have served in our armed forces. For me, it’s personal. It’s about recognizing the quiet strength of those who’ve... See More »

Hot cocoa, a book and a bonfire before the night comes to an end

How do you show empathy to those around you, even when it’s difficult?

Empathy is one of the most powerful acts of kindness we can offer. It’s more than feeling sorry for someone, its stepping into their pain, sitting beside it, and saying, (Quote) It means listening without judgment, seeing without trying to fix, and c... See More »

Faith in the Shadows.

(Quote) Some nights, that quote cuts deeper than it comforts. Because faith isn’t always light and peace and answered prayers. Sometimes, it’s standing in the ruins of everything you believed was holy and wondering how God could have allowed such... See More »

(Quote) There are wars that rage across lands , loud, violent, and seen. And then there are wars that no one speaks of, the ones fought behind tired eyes and trembling hands. The kind that leaves no visible wounds, only a soul that feels like a... See More »

When Silence Screams.

I’m alone for the first time in almost ten years. No one needing me, no one asking for anything. Just silence , heavy, suffocating, endless silence. It’s not peaceful. It’s nails on a chalkboard, dragging down the walls of my mind until I can’t... See More »

Holding On by a Thread of Faith

There’s a strange kind of peace in the moments before I go quiet again. Before the storm beneath my skin starts to rise, before the lies slip from my mouth, before I start hurting people who never deserved to be caught in my pain. It’s almost... See More »

Morning Reflections ☕ 📖

This morning, I sat with my coffee , hands wrapped around the warmth like it could steady me , and opened a book searching for something to quiet the noise inside me. That’s when I read this: “No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.” — C.S... See More »

Finding Balance Between Light and Dark

Lately, I’ve been realizing how much of life is about balance, between the light and the dark, good and evil, empathy and distress. We all want to believe we’ll always choose the light, always do what’s right, but sometimes the darkness whispers... See More »

The Night Before the Fall.

It always starts the same way , too quiet. The kind of quiet that hums just beneath your skin, crawling around in the spaces your thoughts used to fill. The world slows down, and every breath feels heavy with something you can’t quite name , fear,... See More »

When My Grandmother Comes Out

I’ve always been known as the woman of faith in my family the one who prays before every meal, who believes in forgiveness even when my heart feels like it’s breaking. I’ve fought hard to be that person, to keep peace where chaos always tries to... See More »

This Morning’s Reflection: Living with Temptation

This morning I found myself wrestling with the quiet pull of temptation — not something dramatic or sinful in the obvious sense, but that subtle tug that leads us away from peace, from purpose, from who we want to be in God. In this world of instant... See More »

3 more outs and bedtime I hope 🤞

My husband is on the edge of his seat watching this game and I’m ready to go to sleep. This man is so lucky we have a rule that we never go to bed without each other especially when we are both under the same roof. He’s lucky I’m an insomniac and... See More »

Sunday Traditions, Healing, and Home

Growing up in a very Italian Catholic household came with a lot of love, strong traditions, and—if we’re being honest—a fair share of trauma. Over the years, we’ve learned to move forward. We’ve learned to forgive, sometimes not just once, but again... See More »

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