Dealing With Grief During Christmas

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Christmas is known to be the holiday of joy. During this season, families typically invite their relatives and close friends. Around the table gather cheery eyes, rosy cheeks, and bellies savoring warm food. 

As perfect as that scene may appear to be, my Christmases often tasted of a blend of flavors. All sorts of ingredients are thrown together into a pot โ€“ sorrow, happiness, longings, thankfulness, and contentment roil around and bash against each other. I eventually found the word to describe my mixture of emotions: grief …




Clarissa Choo is a vessel used for Christโ€™s glory. Although she has lived in four countries, heaven is her only home. She desires to love Jesus and sow His seeds. You can find her writing at TCKs for Christ and Light Unto Darkness. Besides writing, she is also part of Diamonds’ chronic illness community.