Partner Loss Archives

To Hold Death in One’s Hand

March 19, 2017May 7, 2019 Jessica McKimmieFinding Peace, Grieving, Loss of a Parent, Partner Loss, Rituals & Memorials

Today, I found a bird on my porch. It must have flown into the window and suffered enough damage to not wake up again. A fitting day with death, I thought, just days before I depart on my journey toward chaplaincy. […]

A Grief Observed

April 17, 2014May 7, 2019 Jessica McKimmieBook Review, Grieving, Partner Loss

I recently set off on an impromptu retreat in Mexico with a friend. We both needed some self-care but also went to spend time with her Grandfather, Gerald, who lives in Baja. He had just passed the one-year mark since the loss of his […]