Grieving during the holidays can make it seem like the least wonderful time of the year. Everyone around you seems happy and although you'd love to feel happy, your heart aches for the one who isn't here anymore. No matter how many years go by, I find myself missing my Dad even more when the holidays come around. His laugh, our traditions - nothing is the same. Knowing that celebrating will never look the same again can be overwhelming and can magnify the pain you already feel. As I move further out, the ache is still there but the fog that hung over me the first year or two of holidays … [Read more...]