I sat staring at my computer screen as moisture blurred the words I was reading through tear-stained eyes. My body was curled in an obscure ball as I sat in my office chair - knees folded and arms wrapped tightly around my legs holding them close to my chest. Even my body was guarding my heart - both from the existing pain of grief that seemed to surface out of nowhere and from the possibility of more pain facing that grief head on. It had been well over a decade since the

EDITOR'S NOTE: This post is written in response to the recent social media frenzy over the Season 8 finale of Hallmark's faith-based series "When Calls The Heart." My hope is that the fans of each team will take time to reflect with a "heart view" of the beautifully woven messages throughout this season. There were many messages, and each viewer should determine which of those spoke to you most. For me, the "journey through grief," in all of its messy complexities, took me ba