Grief Biography

I lost my dad five years ago, and have been chronicling my journey from the start, from loss to grief to, unfortunately for me, depression. I've tried my absolute best to put my thoughts and feelings onto paper for this process, with the hope that someone, somewhere, can find value in it. It's been a tough old road; there's no denying that. And my search for a meaningful way forward has led me to writing this book. I hope it can help those who need it.

When the Conley family lost both a husband and son to suicide, Carey and her daughter, Laurel, were blasted out of a comfortable reality. They struggled to cope with profound grief and the burden of the losses. Questions that could never be answered haunted them, and the tragedies forced a major shift in their lives.

The Reverend Doctor Herbert F. Brokering, pastor, author, lyricist, speaker, and hymn writer of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), died Nov. 7 of congestive heart failure at his apartment in Bloomington, Minn., according to his son, Mark. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of America news service says in its report, "Brokering, 83, was a member of St. Stephen Lutheran Church, Bloomington."

Dear Angel is a condensed version of part of my personal diary in which I address a few of my loved ones that have passed on via letter that has helped me deal with my grief. I talk about my grandmother, my miscarriage babies and a dear bestfriend. When I love I love hard. I love all my people, dead or alive. No one is perfect and that’s what makes us all unique. It’s important to never forget your loved ones but to also say what you need to because most deaths are untimely. Don’t let them go without saying something to them. Dear _________