Keeping the Conversation Going about Suicide

Beth Vogtanxiety, Beth K. Vogt, brokenness, challenges, choices, crisis, family, grief, Life, mental health, perspective, Quotes, Relationships, stress, suicide 11 Comments

@bethvogt This isn’t the blog post I’d originally written for today. Seven weeks have passed since my friend’s death by suicide. My sadness is sometimes a dull ache; at other times my heart breaks all over again. Last night I realized September is National Suicide Awareness Month, also known as Suicide Prevention Month. I couldn’t ignore the God-prompt to set …

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 …