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My prayer is that your heart will resonate with the sentiments shared in the following pages, and that you will find a thread of hope woven into this otherwise melancholy topic.  \nI came to know Grief most intimately when my mom was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 50 and battled with the disease for nine years before the Lord called her home. I do realize, however, that my experience with grief is unique, and everyone endures loss in his or her own, individual way. My intention here is to express what grief has been like for me; how it hasn’t been a process, but a cyclical journey. How it still catches me off guard and evokes nearly every emotion imaginable. My desire is that through these letters, you will find encouragement and hope.  \nThankyou in advance for reading. May the God of all comfort be your source of comfort and strength as you continue to walk with the companion of Grief.  \nSincerely,  \nKate  \nDear Grief,  \nI shudder to refer to you as ‘dear.’Yet you have been with me for so long that you have become a part of me, which I suppose entitles you to this term of affection, though my heart grants it unwillingly.  \nYou are an enigmatic and elusive creature, a chameleon, changing color with habitat and season. Some say you pass with time, like grains of sand sifting through my fingers, no longer resting in the safety of my palm. Others say you are a process, as if by accomplishing twelve prescribed steps I could graduate from your possession and be free ofyou. But you are not a process. You do not pass, at least not in this lifetime.  \n“You come in strange get-ups.” ~ Lisa-Jo Baker, Surprised by Motherhood  \nYou invoke both fits of rage and resigned surrender. You produce burning tears and melancholy, hollow stares. You grip, cripple, and choke, squeezing life out of lungs. You  \nsuffocate. Then you relent, and make your bed in the well of empty hearts. You pull up the covers, and you lie down for a while.  \n“I wish I knew that God doesn’t check out when you enter, but quite possibly He’s closest to those who know you well.” ~ Alia Joy  \nYou are my rising star, my setting sun, and everything in between. You dwell with me—in me —but you are not my master. You roam on a leash, tethered by the One who owns you. You haven’t always been here, and one day you’ll disappear, for there’s only one Alpha and Omega. One beginning and one end, and you are neither.  \nYou will not win, nor overcome. 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