by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Aug 6, 2025 | Faith
I startled awake this morning, mid-dream, at 4 a.m., like I do most August 6ths. Because 29 years ago my water broke at 4 a.m. My son would have turned 29 today. The body remembers. I never know what I’m going to write about on his birthday. I usually...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 2, 2022 | Faith
On Sunday it will be 26 years since my son Christopher died. I like to remember him on some way on the blog around that time, and since Monday is a holiday, I’d like to do it today. I wrote a piece back in 2016 that meant something to me. I was trying to explain...
by Sheila Wray Gregoire | Sep 3, 2021 | Life
Tomorrow will be the 25th anniversary of my son Christopher’s death. Every year I like to write something about grief and honor him in some way, even if just to mention him or remember. I honestly am okay, I just get sad around this time of year. My oldest...
