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beattyslm
Feb 26, 20225 min read
Grief after a guilty plea
The guilty plea does nothing for the pain and sorrow I feel about losing Carly, especially in the way she was killed. There is not enough...
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beattyslm
Jul 10, 20213 min read
Living in a Gray World
The colors of life are many. Life was full of various shades of bright vibrant yellows and reds. Such as the beautiful morning sunshine...
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beattyslm
Apr 12, 20212 min read
Trapped in a Nightmare
The sadness never ends. The triggers never end. The what if's never end. The heartbreak never ends. The longing never ends. Life as I...
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beattyslm
Mar 21, 20212 min read
Survivor
"In life there are many kinds of heroes, but sometimes you can be something more than a hero...you can be a survivor." This quote from...
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beattyslm
Jan 21, 20212 min read
Isolation
It's been 16 months since Carly was killed and it has been a rough, very emotional journey so far. Part of my suffering has been to...
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beattyslm
Dec 28, 20203 min read
Valley of Darkness
I never knew what it meant to walk in a valley of darkness until now. Everything is covered with a heavy shadow and no light can get...
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beattyslm
Dec 6, 20203 min read
Slowly Dying
I am in a constant state of what I call slowly dying. The life I had when Carly was a part of it is gone and slipping away day by day....
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beattyslm
Nov 14, 20202 min read
Forced
Have you ever been forced to do something against your will? I don't mean obligations or following the laws or God's commandments. I mean...
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beattyslm
Oct 25, 20203 min read
The Start of the Second Year
They say the second year is harder then the first. I never understood how that could be, but now that I'm here, I understand completely....
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beattyslm
Sep 21, 20203 min read
The Worst Day of My Life (Part 2)
A year ago on September 21, 2019 in the evening was the last time I had the privilege and honor of holding my beautiful daughter's hand,...
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beattyslm
Sep 14, 20202 min read
The Worst Day of My Life (Part one)
As I sit here in the midst of a panic attack, and tears. I wonder, do you know she had it all figured out? She graduated from high school...
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beattyslm
Sep 12, 20203 min read
Daughterless
It is coming up on a year ago that Carly was hit and killed by an intoxicated driver. In one way I can't believe a year has gone by...
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beattyslm
Aug 31, 20202 min read
Helping a Grieving Mom
It's interesting to me that I have lost a child, which in my option, is the worst loss ever possible and then have to deal with hurtful...
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beattyslm
Aug 25, 20202 min read
Sorrow
I am so sad and full of sorrow. My heart is broken and will never heal. I have emptiness that will be with me forever. My life will never...
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beattyslm
Aug 20, 20203 min read
Why, why, why
When will the pain end watching college students return to college towns? This year has been heart wrenching for me as Carly should be...
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beattyslm
Aug 14, 20202 min read
Grieving back to college season
Last night I opened my Instagram to briefly look through and the very first post in front of me took my breath away. It was a picture of...
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beattyslm
Aug 12, 20202 min read
Loss of a Child
Wow...where to start. No one can imagine the pain, sorrow, and emptiness of losing a child. It's like before you became a parent, you...
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beattyslm
Aug 11, 20202 min read
Bereaving during Covid
My beautiful, precious daughter was hit and killed by an intoxicated driver almost 11 months ago now. Not long after her...
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beattyslm
Sep 16, 20191 min read
Friends
Please share your stories, thoughts and prayers with us about Carly.
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