Here’s one response to my Blog post of last Saturday that asked, “What blessings have you found among the sadness during your grief journey this past year?”

I have found that I am sustained by my memories of my daughter – her laughter, her funny faces, the way she sat, the way she clasped her hands, her kisses, her hugs. I have found new meaning in my memories of her for now they are all I have and I treasure every one of them. I have found I can laugh again and that I can enjoy life again even though my heart is no longer whole.  Perhaps the heart grows around the emptiness to allow for more happiness. I am comforted by words and I truly believe that she lives within me. I have learned that my family and friends are so, so important to me and that my daughter is in them as well.  I have learned that I am not alone in my grief. 

How about you…what have you found?

Melanie Hack
Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend
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