Good Grief?!?

You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. — John 16:20b

My wife – Amy – died on September 6, 2016. That evening, I began posting my and my boys’ journey through Grief on Facebook.

In July 2017, God birthed in me the passion to write a book many had encouraged me to write. From those posts, and some personal journal pages, I found a significant outline for a memoir on Fear and Grief with the same title as this blog. As I sat down to write, I realized my battle to overcome Fear, related to Grief, led me all the way back to 1986 and the death of my great-grandfather. From that point on, coupled with the torment of a broken childhood home, Fear overtook me and imprisoned me in my own morbid imagination of what would I do if…? The book gives an account of the lessons I learned through major turning points in my life up to, including, and since the death of my Amy-zing wife.

In April 2018, I finished the first draft of Good Grief?!? and began the editing process. When I started the process of looking for a publisher, I asked God, “What’s next?” That’s when the idea for this blog took seed in my heart – a place where I can share lessons of the past, current wonderings in my wanderings through Grief and Joy, and excerpts of the book.

With school ended, and the Summer before me, I have the time to find a publisher and begin this quest into the world of blogging. Check back often. Feel free to share my blog with your family and friends and tag it on your own social media accounts. My hope is that we can all learn to overcome Fear and find Joy through Grief.