Maybe this past year was difficult for you. Maybe ‘difficult’ is an understatement. Maybe it was cruel. Maybe it crushed you. Maybe you’re still trying to catch your breath and are bracing yourself still after receiving blow after blow. Maybe you’re heartbroken. Maybe you’ve lost someone who can never be replaced. Maybe you’re wounded. Maybe you’re anxious or depressed and are in a pit that you cannot feasibly climb out of. Maybe you’re hanging on by a single thread, and it feels like your grip is slipping, and you’re not sure how much longer you can keep going. Maybe.
Lexi Behrndt
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Four Things I Want You To Remember When the Holidays Suck
by Lexi Behrndt December 22, 2015For you, my friends. If the holidays are hard for you. If you find yourself catching your breath at the sight of seemingly put together families. If you wince in pain…
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Three Simple Ways to Love Those Hurting Through the Holidays
by Lexi Behrndt December 21, 2015The holidays can be a beautiful time and season for so many. They’re sentimental, and they remind you to take time and focus on the ones you love. And then sometimes,…
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When All You Hear is Silence
by Lexi Behrndt December 17, 2015We all have messes, pains, bruises, and losses. We all struggle. We all face pain and the ugly, hellish parts of this life and world. Our experiences may be different, but…
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Grief and Gratefulness: A Coexistence
by Lexi Behrndt December 7, 2015I never understood grief before, as naturally, no one truly should. I never understood the depth of pain a person could feel. I never understood the uncanny, subconscious ebbs and flows…
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Ways to Cope Through the Holidays
by Lexi Behrndt December 4, 2015Earlier this week, I asked a question on my Facebook and Instagram about ideas of how to cope through the holidays. I was blown away by your creative ideas and responses,…
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I Talk About Him
by Lexi Behrndt December 2, 2015I know you don’t understand. I’m so thankful you don’t. I know time has passed. Somehow, the world kept turning, even when mine stopped. I’m back on the ride now, reluctantly,…
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To the Grieving One
by Lexi Behrndt November 27, 2015I am so, so sorry you are here. I know this is your worst nightmare realized. I know this wasn’t plan A, B, C, or Z. I know the weight of…
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How to Be Grateful When Life is Hard
by Lexi Behrndt November 19, 2015I’m not the kind of person who loves to give advice, mostly because I don’t feel capable of teaching anything when I, myself, don’t have a great, firm handle on life…
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I Still Do
by Lexi Behrndt November 9, 2015I’m flawed, that’s for sure. I’m often weak. I’m often distracted. I’m often judgmental, harsh, and need to have much, much more grace for people than I do. I sometimes make…