This Grief Journey…

Christmas 2018, Dad and his girls.

Earlier this year, I very unexpectedly lost my dad. He was my favorite person in the whole world — the most good-natured and delightful human I know. On January 18th at 9:55pm, I woke up to a panicked and hysterical phone call from my step-mom that I will never forget. That night as I laid in bed, I felt like I was ripped open in a million pieces. That first week following his death was an intensity that I’d never experienced, except with labor and the…