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2018, Children, Communication, Death, Fear, Friendship, Grief, Holidays, Life, Love, Parenting, Relationships, Self-Care, Self-Help, Self-worth, Sickness

A Lesson In Empathy: The Almost Death of My Mother

I cannot imagine the turmoil, the pain, the absolute heartbreak of her absence in my life.  As Mother’s Day approaches many will be faced with the reality of more than “almost”.  They will wake up every single day with their beloved mothers still in heaven.  While the Christian thing to do is to rejoice knowing that she is with her heavenly father… the heart of a motherless child can hardly find peace; let alone rejoice.