Natalie Grant Held

To The Love Of My Life – married 15 years February 18

To the man I love You are my partner, my friend You are the one I choose to not live my life without

You have become my everything I don’t know exactly when this happened But you are why I am here today

You have shown me what patience looks like You have shown me what true unconditional love really is You have shown me that God really does work in mysterious ways

Mari is gone and you are here We are here We are there for each other in both the good days and the bad When . . . → Click Here To Read More: To The Love Of My Life – married 15 years February 18

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Music of the Heart

I was not sure if I could handle going back to church this morning. I have tried two times since Mari passed. Each time I could not make it through. I sit here writing this as those around me are singing. Singing was one of the things I used to love to do in church. It meant so much to me and I put my heart and soul into it. I just can’t seem to do that. Singing has always meant so much to me. In my high school youth group is where I was . . . → Click Here To Read More: Music of the Heart

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Mari’s Crayons

I sit here in church today just hoping I will make it through. I found Mari’s crayons she used to color with in my Bible bag this morning. The bag was on the very top shelf of our bedroom closet. Just imagine, it was as if there were dust atop the bag as it had been up on that shelf since we moved into our home in September. I went through the bag just to make sure of what was in there. There they sat; her crayons. When we used to go to church with . . . → Click Here To Read More: Mari’s Crayons

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Wonder and Confusion For What Life Brings Us

Today is a day of wonder and confusion. Earlier this week Keith and I had another tragedy happen in our lives. If you have been on Facebook, and you are one of my “friends” on there, then you know what has happened.

The tragedies started 8 months ago and ended on Mari’s 8 month mark of being gone (February 16). In the past 8 months, we have lost Mari, we found out a little over a month ago that Keith’s dad has prostate cancer and then at the end of last month that it is . . . → Click Here To Read More: Wonder and Confusion For What Life Brings Us

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8 Months Have Come and Gone

I sit here contemplating what my life is going to be like without Mariana. It has been 8 months since she passed. Then you are probably thinking, “Well, if it has been 8 months, shouldn’t she already know?” I can tell you first hand that I still don’t know. Eight months ago tomorrow my daughter was still here with us. Eight and half months ago she was still singing, and dancing, and being the bright and shining star we all know and love. Yet now that star is not shining and bright. It has been . . . → Click Here To Read More: 8 Months Have Come and Gone

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Can Two People Really Grieve That Differently?

How can two people who love each other so much grieve in such utterly different ways. I don’t think there is a person on the planet who doesn’t know that men are different than women. This is why the book Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus was written and the game was created. It is to try to help all of us understand the opposite sex. Personally, I have never read the book but I can just imagine what it says.

Tonight I went outside to gather up more firewood from our backyard. . . . → Click Here To Read More: Can Two People Really Grieve That Differently?

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The Value of a Mom’s Tears (or Dad’s)

To me crying is never embarrassing because it is the way I truly express myself. It shows that I am sad. However, tears can make those around you so uncomfortable.

I was recently given an article written by Dr. Joyce Brothers. Now she is before most our time (although I have heard of her before) but she wrote something about tears when she lost her husband. I felt that I could turn this article into something that can become applicable for a mother and/or father who has lost a child.

When a father cries you . . . → Click Here To Read More: The Value of a Mom’s Tears (or Dad’s)

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Two Weeks and Two Days

I sit here tonight doing some research for my Biology class. I am supposed to turn in six articles throughout the semester. The articles are supposed to be related to biology somehow. I found a website dedicated to biology a couple of weeks ago. The site publishes several articles every single week. I had printed off several of them so I would be ready when I had to turn them in. But tonight I decided to do some research on topics that were more interesting to me.

I found several from the first search I . . . → Click Here To Read More: Two Weeks and Two Days

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Posting Comments and To Those Who Care

I sit here just thinking about our beautiful little Mari and how much I miss her. My dog Cody is by my feet playing with my cat Bandit. He is growling while the cat is hissing (believe it or not they are actually playing and DO like each other). While I sit here listening to them I just think of Mari. I think of how much I miss her and wish she was here beside me so I could hear her playing instead of my animals.

I went on Otrib.com today just to see if . . . → Click Here To Read More: Posting Comments and To Those Who Care

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