Grief during the Holiday

Getting ready for the first Thanksgiving after my son died was so hard, everything was so raw. How would we possibly celebrate Thanksgiving without my son, who would slice the apples for the pie, who would rip the bread for the stuffing? Who would make inappropriate jokes quietly while we were eating dinner? We did go on, but his absence was felt the entire day. Why wasn’t he in one of the chairs making his Turkey and cranberry sauce sandwich on the little dinner rolls. Th

Grateful and Grieving. I have to say this topic sounds like an oxymoron to me. I have always thought of these two words to be as far apart as you can get. When you look up the definition for Gratitude it says “ the quality or feeling of being grateful or thankful” When you look up the definition for Grief it says -“keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss; sharp sorrow; painful regret” So is it possible to be Grateful and Grieving? Have you ever thought