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Heart Labor

December 17, 2021December 17, 2021 / Debby Kerr-Henry / 6 Comments

Thank you Beth for sharing your thoughts on grief and how you have learned to ride those waves in the loss of your son, especially through this holiday season. Samuel will forever be remembered my friend. Samuel December 1, 1997-July 25, 2017 December 1, 2021. It feels harder to write today (and I try to … Continue reading Heart Labor

I Never Felt Like I was Grieving Right

December 9, 2021December 8, 2021 / Debby Kerr-Henry / 2 Comments

It has been four years since Jakin passed. His mother, Sharon, is one of my closest friends. Jakin was like a brother to my two sons, and an employee of my husband's. Jakin was part of our family. I am devoting December to the horrific topic of loss and grief (see In the Darkness of … Continue reading I Never Felt Like I was Grieving Right

In the Darkness of Grief

December 2, 2021December 8, 2021 / Debby Kerr-Henry / 4 Comments

a·men /äˈmen, āˈmen/ A concluding word or as a response to a prayer. Also used colloquially to express strong agreement. It is true. And let it be so. With a pandemic claiming lives from the unsuspecting, I think now is an appropriate time, during this holiday season, to talk about grief. I learned much about this unwelcome … Continue reading In the Darkness of Grief

Collective Grief and Grit

April 1, 2020April 7, 2020 / Debby Kerr-Henry / 8 Comments

Photo by Alexander Krivitskiy on Unsplash Listen to Debby read this post by clicking play above. I experienced unemployment in my late ‘20s that forced me to sit with myself longer than I cared to. During this time, I saw a poster that I have never forgotten. It said, “In the silence of not doing, we begin to … Continue reading Collective Grief and Grit

A Child’s Sacred Cries

December 4, 2019April 1, 2020 / Debby Kerr-Henry / 2 Comments

There is a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance. Ecclesiastes 3 Last week I dedicated my Thanksgiving blog post to Mike Henry, my ex-husband’s brother who unexpectedly died on November 23. My ex-husband and I were married for twenty-two years. After our divide, we … Continue reading A Child’s Sacred Cries

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