Contributions by Darcie Sims
There’s an empty chair in our house and I am not sure what to do with it. It’s been empty a long time.
11/26/2024 - Darcie SimsThere ought to be a law! There ought to be a law against snow and ice and winter.
12/21/2013 - Darcie SimsEach time we reach out across our own pain to find another hand searching in the darkness, we begin to lighten our own darkness.
9/21/2013 - Darcie SimsChildren are often shuttled off or ignored by adults who may be grieving themselves and do not have the energy, resources, or understanding necessary to help them
6/21/2013 - Darcie SimsDarcie SimsTAPS' own Darcie Sims has a new weekly podcast entitled Good Mourning: The Many Faces of Grief.
5/17/2013 - Darcie SimsHave you ever had a moment? You know, a moment when time stood still and everything was as it should be—right and good and whole and wonderful.
3/21/2013 - Darcie SimsThe holidays are coming and I’m not ready. Everything seems to sparkle and there is always so much to do!
12/21/2012 - Darcie SimsCome with me and know that we are all a family circle, broken by death, but mended by love.
9/21/2012 - Darcie SimsI first began to think about going crazy shortly after our son died. It seemed innocent enough in the beginning.
6/21/2012 - Darcie SimsRiding an exercise bike is a lot like grieving. We seem to be pedaling fast and sometimes, it seems as if we are going nowhere.
3/21/2012 - Darcie SimsThough winter seems to have more than its share of less than wondrous days, occasionally we have an especially down day.
12/21/2011 - Darcie SimsLook skyward tonight and find your special star. And instead of embracing the emptiness, cherish the space that love always fills.
6/21/2011 - Darcie SimsMaybe it has become normal to feel that bittersweetness brush past my heart occasionally. Maybe we are learning to redefine normal.
3/21/2011 - Darcie SimsPerhaps that is the secret to melting winter into spring. The challenge is to always carve out something beautiful from the icicle.
12/21/2010 - Darcie SimsGrief isn’t a seasonal song. It’s a lifetime song, but it doesn’t have to be a sad song forever.
6/21/2010 - Darcie SimsThere are no timetables for grief and no one right way to grieve. There are as many ways to grieve as there are people grieving.
3/21/2010 - Darcie SimsA new season...a new way of looking at things and of remembering the joy we shared. I don’t want to miss that anymore, so I’ll just start remembering you as you lived.
9/21/2009 - Darcie SimsMake the commitment to grow quiet within and listen to the music of yourself. Take one small footstep each day.
6/21/2009 - Darcie SimsEven though death comes, love never goes away. Grow quiet. Sit a spell and reconnect to the magic, the wonder, and the joy that dwells within.
3/21/2009 - Darcie SimsEvery time you see a snowflake or just imagine one, remember to cherish its unique design and pattern…and to cherish your unique footprint through grief.
12/21/2008 - Darcie SimsHumor helps bring balance back into our lives, at a time when we may not believe there will ever be another joyful moment to be found.
9/21/2008 - Darcie Sims