by Sarah Busby | Feb 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Four years ago, I wrote Ashley a letter. She was facing major difficulties in overcoming her trauma. As a parent, it was so hard watching my daughter question her value as a young woman. Here is that letter: Dear ASHLEY, Names are funny things. When you were born, we...
by Sarah Busby | Dec 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
There is a sense of stillness this Christmas- a quietness. There is an unspoken reality of a missing piece. When others ask how we are doing, it takes me a second to compile an appropriate answer. Honestly? It takes everything in me to refrain from saying, “How do you...
by Sarah Busby | Dec 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
REMEMBER ME (Author Unknown) To the living, I am gone. To the sorrowful, I will never return. To the angry, they were cheated. But to the joyful, I am at peace. And to the faithful, I never left. I cannot speak, but I can listen. I cannot be seen, but I...
by Sarah Busby | Dec 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
Brady and I heard about the memorial tree-lighting and candlelight vigil for suicide survivors from a post on FB. As we drove to the church where the vigil was held, I could feel the heaviness in my stomach. Physical responses to stress and grief are common these...
by Sarah Busby | Dec 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
I remember a time when my dad and I were driving to Tucson together in his new truck. We were listening to the radio and Christmas songs were playing. A familiar song, “Blue Christmas” by Elvis started to play. I looked over at my dad, and he was teary-eyed. He...
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