Reflections: When Everything Stopped

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It was a beautiful autumn afternoon on my husband’s birthday when the phone rang, and the world narrowed to a single, shattering point.In this debut episode of Reflections, I share the story of the month that changed my life: losing my mother and father exactly thirty days apart. I explore the undeniable synchronicity of their passing, the crushing weight of grief that the corporate world could not accommodate, and the moment I realized I had to walk away from my career to truly steward my vocation as a daughter, wife, and mother.This is a reading of my latest essay on the "pause"—the space where plans dissolve, and we are forced to decide if we will just cope, or if we will let the sorrow draw us toward God.Topics: Grief, Parental Loss, Eastern Orthodoxy, Stewardship of Talent, Leaving the Workforce.Read along via Substack: https://fromtearstotheosis.substack.com/p/when-everything-stopped

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