Blog - Christian Suicide Loss

I Didn’t Bring Flowers

by Melissa Shaffer | Sep 12, 2023

I didn’t bring flowers to your grave, but I brought tears. As I leaned down the tears splashed on your headstone. So I dipped my finger in the puddle and used it as an inkwell to trace your name. I know you are more...

The Hardest Part

by Melissa Shaffer | Mar 8, 2023

. I used to think that my love for you was so fierce that I would die for you. I...

Through the Fire

by Melissa Shaffer | Feb 8, 2023

This is the third year of you leaving forever. I wonder if God told you in heaven what He...

Brothers

by Melissa Shaffer | Dec 10, 2022

. Sawyer, my younger son, has not opened up to us much since Tristan ran to heaven. But...

We Don’t Know When

by Melissa Shaffer | Nov 16, 2022

. There is an anniversary but I never know when it’s going to hit. I can’t really...

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