The Lip Balm, The Hats, and We Keep

The Lip Balm, The Hats, and We Keep

The Lip Balm, The Hats, and We KeepKate LeFaivre
Published on: 26/08/2026

A half-used lip balm in his desk drawer. The smell inside his hat. Why the smallest objects carry the heaviest grief — and why there's no rulebook for what to keep or let go.

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He Isn't as Far Away as He Feels

He Isn't as Far Away as He Feels

He Isn't as Far Away as He FeelsKate LeFaivre
Published on: 26/08/2026

A cardinal on the fence, a song at the right moment — is he really near, or is it just grief? What the Catholic Church actually teaches about the Communion of Saints and the bond that death doesn't end.

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Nobody Tells You About the Paperwork

Nobody Tells You About the Paperwork

Nobody Tells You About the PaperworkKate LeFaivre
Published on: 12/08/2026

Nobody tells you about the paperwork. Kate shares the quiet grief of erasing his name from titles and accounts — and the one recording of his voice they kept.

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What I Got Wrong About Grief

What I Got Wrong About Grief

What I Got Wrong About GriefKate LeFaivre
Published on: 29/07/2026

Kate shares the assumptions she brought into grief that turned out to be wrong — including the biggest one: that doing the work would mean arriving at "better" by year two. She attended Grief Share, a widow support group, and therapy. Year two hit l

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