Thoughts and Quotes — Grateful, yet Grieving
My journey to understand, learn, and educate myself about grief began eight years ago after my husband suddenly died. I went on a desperate search to find words to describe my sorrow, pain, and mourning. In the beginning, I couldn’t retain or read more than a paragraph. My grief brain was limited.
Over time, I’ve collected multiple quotes describing what grief looks like and have included them in my blog posts. As I’ve read other people’s stories and processed my own grief, I’ve come up with some of my own quotes to give words to what grief looks like. Here are a few for you to consider:
Some things can only be seen in the dark.
Where you are is not where you will stay.
Loss does not define us, but it will change us.
With loss comes gain. You gain a different perspective as you move through the maze of grief.
Grief is like a bridge under construction. There’s a process of removal, renovation, rebuilding, and reconfiguration.
Knowing my grief is normal because I loved my husband is actually an expression of my love for him.
You don’t have to have the same loss to offer comfort to someone who is grieving.
Gratitude can be our life raft on the waves of grief.
As we grieve, our tears are being collected and gathered by the Lord.
My hope in sharing is that you will find hope in your journey, see your grief as a path to growth, deepen your relationship with God, and know you are not alone.
