Alanna (Bug) Barlow's collection of poems in Journey of Grief are a unique and intimate look into the heart and soul of grief and sorrow. She expresses herself with the aids of verse and prose, as she walks through sorrow's journey. It is a breathtaking gift of healing, where words are bathed in the beauty of love and life lessons on a forward path through grief. Her words are simply her thoughts and a raw spectrum of emotions which turned into poetry throughout this journey of grief. These simple, yet poetic, words were her way of gauging thoughts and feelings during the mourning and deeply sorrowful process of losing her beloved husband BJ. It is a modern-day love story where love's memory transcends time; where a grieving soul triumphs with grace and beauty through this journey. It is evident throughout that the window of Alanna's soul is bared, wide open, with great depth of love as she navigates moving forward. One second, one moment, one day at a time, grief continually moves her to where love's tapestry directs the heartstrings of healing. It is a journey of profound love, where the road ultimately brings her through to the light, of the beauty of day.

For those who grieve:
May your journey bring you through to
destinations of healing, love, and light.
Keep on taking baby steps forward...
grief grows the sweetest souls.