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My mother passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. A year later, I am still grieving her and trying to heal. A week after her death, my dog passed away too. The grief has been tremendous, and I keep wondering what lessons can be learned from grief and from the life and legacy of those who pass on. You may never get the answers, but you can choose what comes next. It’s a lot. A rollercoaster of guilt, deep sadness, anger, and forever wrestling with the question of why. Why did t

This past summer, my husband and I decided to uproot our lives and move from Texas to Southwest Washington with our two dogs. This was far from easy. Over the past few months, we've been engaged with intense preparations: packing up our possessions, selling our house, securing an apartment, placing everything in storage, searching for a new home, buying a property... and ultimately, moving again! We had been living in a one-bedroom apartment while we settled here. I struggled