Our pastor, Eric Sanzone, and his family have been an integral part of our story after Michael's accident. Eric is the Co-Lead Pastor of Grace Bible Church in Virginia Beach and a gifted communicator. Over the past year, he has been teaching our church about something called "The Process." These ideas are tools in our toolbox for how to live fully in this tragic world. Every single one of us can learn from Part 1 of this episode with Eric Sanzone.

We mention the Serenity Prayer in this episode:

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
enjoying one moment at a time;
accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
that I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
forever in the next.
Amen. (Reinhold Niebuhr)

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An opportunity to travel to Ireland landed in my lap last summer. While I thought it was a chance to escape my reality, it ended up bringing me face to face with the pain I was pushing down. Even still, I 10/10 recommend going to Ireland.

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Everyone's grief looks different. My own looks different than that of my three children and then each of their's is distinctly different from each other. In this episode, I share a hard conversation with my youngest child and acknowledge some of the big questions that I don't know how to answer.

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This episode is entirely different from the rest. Consider it your personal invitation to begin planning a travel getaway - with ME! Real community, real connection, real life experiences together. Michael and I know now that tomorrow is never guaranteed so let's stop putting off bucket list items and let's make it happen. Listen to what I have to say and take two minutes to fill out my travel survey in the link below.

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Megan describes various grief responses she began to notice as life was moving on and shares a vision that is helping to shape her perspective on life.

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Megan has the privilege of sitting down with the very first physical therapist that treated Michael during his stay in the ICU. Steelie Szycher received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Shenandoah University and landed a dream job working in acute care at Norfolk General Hospital. Steelie served as an educator and mentor for ICU across the Sentara system for many years. She oversees an ICU champion team at Norfolk General which encompasses over 80 beds. Steelie's heart for her patients is evident in everything she does and was one of the most memorable things that stuck out to Megan as she watched Steelie work with Michael in the early days.

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Megan shares the memory of their wedding anniversary dinner date and how it was another perfect mix of joy and sorrow.
Michael's brain injury has wiped much of his past memories and his ability to analyze current events so it makes for strained and disjointed conversation.

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Megan shares a heartfelt story about her son's emotional journey following his father's brain injury, emphasizing the importance of community, vulnerability, and faith in coping with grief.

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Were we created with longings that could only be filled by one being? Were we designed to experience a deep need daily? Sorrow and grief may actually be a gift that leads us deeper into communion with Jesus. When we truly pause to consider the idea of lament, our eyes are opened to a beautiful process of restoring deep connection with our Creator.

Sarah Benibo is a musician, worship leader, a graduate of Perkins School of Theology at SMU, and a gifted communicator of the gospel. You are in for a treat!

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My daughter wrote this poem for her 7th grade english class and it completely took me by surprise. It's the perfect glimpse into her grieving and healing mind. She artistically explains a lot of the feelings circulating in our hearts. Enjoy this treasure.

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