Grief is one of those things you can’t truly prepare for. You can see it coming, you can pray it away, but when it arrives, it still shakes your whole world. It doesn’t just touch your mind, it reaches deep into your spirit. It makes you question who you are without the person you loved. When my own loved ones passed away, I searched for something to read that could help me through it. But most of what I found didn’t speak to my soul. It didn’t sound like the real kind of pain that makes your chest tighten or your eyes burn when the memories come. I wanted words that felt honest. Words that said, “You’re not crazy for missing them.” Words that said, “It’s okay to cry, and it’s okay to still love them after they’re gone.”