This Thanksgiving I am so very thankful. I’m thankful for each and every one of you who take the time to read, comment and share Extra Grace Required with others. I am grateful to… { read more }
Since I started Extra Grace Required, the Extra Grace Box and most recently, The Widow Army on Facebook, I’ve heard from so many of you just beginning your life after loss. It has shown… { read more }
I’ve been helping a friend with a really difficult time recently and it has caused me to think a lot about friendship in general. What does it mean to be a good friend, what… { read more }
Five months before my husband passed away, we had family pictures taken. Because he had been sick, it was something we hadn’t done in years. With our oldest in college, we knew we needed… { read more }
I feel old today. I’m typing this in 18 pt font so I can see it and I “have it in the back” as my Grandpa would say. I think I slept wrong the… { read more }
Well, I guess you guys really loved the Widow Army idea! If I’m honest, your feedback really caught me off guard. I wasn’t prepared to move on this idea yet. However, I don’t want… { read more }
I can feel it again. There’s something about saying goodbye to sunshine and warmer temps that makes me have to fight to stay positive, to be calm and not anxious and to not feel… { read more }
Some may see you as being stuck in grief. They may judge you. They may express, either to you or (more often) to others that it’s time to move on. 1.God understands that you… { read more }
It’s inevitable that over time, people will want and need you to be doing and feeling well. And when that time comes, even if it’s mostly true, it will feel untruthful to say it.… { read more }
My four-year respite from parenting a teenager has ended. I now have another teenager in the house. Some people, (like Jen Hatmaker) love this age. I, on the other hand, do not. I’m terrible… { read more }