Wading Through the Grief Caused by Suicide and Choosing Hope

Beth VogtBeth K. Vogt, brokenness, challenges, choices, crisis, family, grief, hope, perspective, Quotes, Reality, Relationships, suffering 32 Comments

@bethvogt   There are times grief throws us to our knees. We gasp for breath even as we try to grasp hold of what we’ve heard. It can’t be true. It can’t be . . . A longtime friend, someone I love and respect – someone who has shown me kindness again and again – died by suicide a few …

Being Honest About Worry

Beth Vogtacceptance, age, anxiety, Beth K. Vogt, challenges, COVID-19, emotions, family, grief, Life, perspective, Quotes, Reality, Relationships 14 Comments

@bethvogt I worry about my mother-in-law every single day. I’m familiar with humorist Erma Bombeck’s assessment of worry: “Worry is like a rocking chair; it gives you something to do but never gets you anywhere.” Still, I find myself rocking away day after day. Ruth – “MiMaw” to her four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren – turns 102 years old in …

Facing the Reality That Peace Isn’t Always Possible

Beth Vogtacceptance, Beth K. Vogt, brokenness, challenges, choices, expectations, Faith, family, forgiveness, Friendship, grace, grief, hope, Life, perspective, Quotes, Relationships, sisters 23 Comments

@bethvogt I spent the past four years writing a “Little Women gone wrong” women’s fiction series about a trio of sisters trying to discover if they can move from a truce to trusting one another. Maybe they do. Maybe they don’t. Magicians don’t reveal how they do their tricks, right? And authors don’t reveal what’s hidden between the covers of …

How Grief Shapes Us

Beth VogtBeth K. Vogt, brokenness, challenges, childhood, courage, crisis, grief, hope, Life, perspective, Quotes, Relationships, strength, suffering, trust 10 Comments

My son-in-love, David, lost his mom when he was 10 years old. Losing your mom when you’re a young child? I see the faint flicker of his heartache in David’s eyes whenever he mentions his mom. All of us are familiar with the companionship of grief. Throughout our lives, we all must learn and relearn the halting steps of grief …