BRAVE Guidance
The start of a new school year can be a bittersweet marker for so many of us in this community. While it’s a milestone filled with excitement for many families, it can also be a tender reminder of the child who is not here.
There are moments in grief that stick with you — not because someone said the wrong thing with bad intentions, but because their words missed so completely that they left you breathless. I call these moments Holy Air Balls.
The start of summer used to bring a rush of excitement—longer days, bare feet in the grass, backyard BBQs, and vacations we’d count down to. Maybe it still does, in some ways.