Letting Go Without Losing Him
💔 Letting Go Without Losing Him 🕯️ Opening Reflection "The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we refuse to be divorced. Every other wound we seek to heal, every other affliction to forget; but this wound we consider it a duty to keep open; this affliction we cherish and brood over in solitude." —Washington Irving Today's passage stopped me in my tracks. It made me ask myself a difficult question: Am I holding on to grief as a way to hold on to Mark? 🌙 Dreams That Stir the Soul Bryce and I have both had dreams about Mark lately—odd, vivid dreams that leave us wondering when we wake. Are they just the mind’s way of missing someone so deeply? Or is Mark gently reminding us he’s still with us in spirit? 📦 Packing Memories, Not Just Boxes As we prepare to leave this house, every drawer, every closet, every corner echoes with memories. Mark’s presence is everywhere—from the tools he used to the notes he wrote. I keep finding pieces of him, and while I’m g...