Katrina Larson Writer

How can you move on without the other person [you have lost]? How can you live your own life without abandoning your loved one’s dreams?
My mom and I used to make holiday cookies together this time of year. After my mom died, we packed up her kitchen and found a kitchen drawer full of Christmas treat bags, cookie cutters, and future projects for the next Holiday season. Looking at these dreams she had that wouldn’t be realized on this earth felt like a punch in the gut.
God knows my hurts and pains—even 10 years later I still grieve. Sharing my grief with God produces perseverance in my spirit and rekindles my hope that he will make all things right one day. Isn’t that the beauty of Christmas? A baby sent to restore our broken hearts?
If you know someone hurting this Holiday season, would you consider placing a grief devotional inside the wrapped gift you’re already giving them? I ask because I know how incredibly difficult Holidays can be, and this devotional has encouragement not only for Christmas, but for the rest of the year too. Please don’t let your friend suffer in hopelessness or loneliness this holiday. Show up and let them know you’re thinking of them. My heart is that this book would be given with love to those grieving from people that are ready to support them.
Comment “Hope” or dm me if you’re interested in hearing more about this grief book.

Book Launch Day!! Faith, Hope, and Love in a Time of Loss: A 90 Day Grief Devotional is officially published!
This morning I was able to read aloud a couple of the devos at the Mom’s Group I was a part of in Oregon. It was a full circle moment to return to the group of ladies who supported me throughout this process.
Thank you to .press for letting me write this meaningful and impactful book.

Can I tell you a cool story of God working before this book is officially “published”? A few weeks ago, I made a reel sharing about my book. A friend reposted it on her page, and one of her followers saw it who had recently lost her mom. Turns out she was a fellow mom at my church that I had not met yet. Friends from church put together a gift basket for her and asked that I put one of the early copies in for her. She dm’d me and sent a picture of my book with her handwritten notes in the pages.
Later that week we met up at the park so I could give her more copies for her sister and her daughter’s teacher.
My dream has been for many years to write a life-changing book, I just didn’t realize that God would use it to change my life first.
I hope to see this book put into many more gift baskets for grieving people❤️❤️

Happy Fourth of July from the Larsons!

Life update: we recently moved to the Raleigh area in North Carolina! This has been at times heartbreaking, exhilarating, and bittersweet. Being a writer I feel like I should be able to put into words a huge transition like this, but I’m stumped. Jesse returned from paternity leave to an offer from his work to relocate and we’ve been processing that ever since. The flight over went fairly smooth, we had to reschedule due to snow. Lukas enjoyed making snowballs outside of our new apartment and Henry decided it was time to start pushing himself backwards and getting stuck underneath furniture. For now, we’re living in an apartment until our Oregon house sells and we find a home we like in NC. Yesterday I went for a walk by a new lake by myself. It was sunny and 70 degrees. It’s funny how being “alone” in a new place made me feel less alone because lakes and walks make me feel more like myself. We have invitation for dinner this weekend and we checked out a new church last Sunday. Slowly but surely a new chapter begins, even as we grieve the one we said goodbye too❤️❤️

Merry Christmas from the Larsons! We are enjoying a sunny San Diego Christmas this year with Jesse’s family. Merry wishes and “Happy baby Jesus” as Lukas would say to you and your family.

1 month with Henry Lawrence. Enjoys sleeping, eating, and pooping. Gave us his first smile this week. Loves the ceiling fan and light fixture. Follows Dad with his eyes. Went to the aquarium and saw sharks. Enjoys 3am chats with mom.

Woke up to the sound of a lightning storm early Sunday morning and then felt my water break soon after. Henry Lawrence Larson was born at 11:45am —less than 4 hours after we got to the hospital. Henry is a name we’ve always loved and is also his paternal great grandmother’s maiden name (who was a direct descendant of Patrick Henry aka the guy who said “give me liberty or give me death”). Lawrence is after my beloved Papa who always loved babies and was a true cowboy.
Henry was 9lbs 9oz and 21.4 inches long.
Big brother Lukas loves him lots and demands to hold him all day long. We’re doing well and settling in as a family of 4!

I’m feeling ✨32✨today. Chasing after a toddler while 25 weeks pregnant is very different from a decade ago😂 had a quick overnight trip to Bend with my sister this last weekend and it’s crazy how much our kids look like is 28 years ago. Here’s to another year of writing, mothering, and eating cheesecake (my favorite dessert).

Another little Valentine is on the way! Baby Larson coming July 2024🥰 Going to officially be a “boy mom!” (Yes, I didn’t realize the baby shirt had flowers on it until after the picture was taken hahaha).