Anger gives us the strength to stand and say, “No more.”

Anger gives us the power to find our voices that have been silenced too long.

Anger isn’t the problem. The problem is that when we are unable to express our anger safely, it doesn’t go away but rather goes underground and becomes rage, which is a destructive force. Sometimes we explode with anger, not because of any present anger but because of the old anger we have carried with us for far too long.

Anger isn’t the problem. The problem is that we are shamed for having anger and so want to send it away.In so doing, we miss out on whatever anger is trying to tell us.

Every day I wondered if it was time. But every single morning she greeted me with a smile. She was just so darn happy. She was just so darn happy to be there with me. How could I put down such a happy dog?

And now in the year of our Lord 1969 the Rams were in the playoffs led by their great quarterback, Roman Gabriel.

A new sleeping bag. A playoff game. What more could a nine year old girl want?

A scoop of ice cream at a basketball game. Not exactly the grief ritual you’d recognize. And yet, here it is.