About Me

It's Not About Me

It’s not easy being me

I’m not a psychologist, social worker, grief counselor, or life coach. At the end of my name, I do not have the initials Ph.D., Psy/D, MA, MS, MC, LCSW.

However, I have 56 years of experience with grieving.

The only initials I have behind my name are OLD and COG.

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God has been connecting the pieces of my life's puzzle. I heard it as clearly as if God himself pulled up a chair and looked me straight in the eye, and said,

I don’t know how it happened. I don’t know when it happened, but it dawned on me that I am a professional griever.  It is not a paid profession but a long-term way of life.

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It is definitely not the path I would have taken on my own.  It is not a journey I would have chosen to stretch from an 11-days journey to 56 years.

After 40 years of journaling about grieving, I believe I am to bring the darkness to light.
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"Leave God Out of It"

I was reading a blog on grief and its comments.  A person was writing about her faith during her difficult time.  The comment that followed was “Leave God Out of It.”  I get it. Faith and Anger with God are part of the grieving process.  I’ve been there.  However, I will not leave God out of it because God got me through it.

Quote from the Shack

“I can work together incredible good in the tragedies, but I don’t orchestrate the tragedies.”

 

Let the Truth be Told

John 10:10- The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10:10

Numbers Speak For Themselves

Years of Experience
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