grief – Andrew Gonzalez

The Day That Time Stood Still

Two days throughout the year really affect me on my journey of grief. Though I feel my father’s absence on Christmas and Thanksgiving, I had already spend those days without him, living in Arkansas, so far from my California “home”. The first day is April 14. That was the day he slipped into eternity. The…
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When Holidays Feel Like Hollow Days

The holiday season is in full swing. It’s by far my favorite time of year. From the time I was a child and anxiously awaited the opening of neatly wrapped gifts…to the time when I came to the realization that it is truly more blessed to give than to receive. It is a season to…
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Sleepless In Hot Springs

I’m having trouble sleeping tonight. I’ve been told that I shouldn’t bring my work home with me. That was really easy when I was doing drywall for a living; I could leave that on the job with ease. Although the drywall mud I tracked through the house, and left on the couch, and embedded in…
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When a Baby Dies…

I’ve been in the ministry for 16 years now, and I’ve been a part of the funeral industry for over 8 of those years. I wouldn’t say that I’m calloused by any stretch of the imagination, but when you deal with goodbyes, and tragedies, and funerals every day of your life, you are affected differently…
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