Marcy Blesy

Marcy Blesy is the author of the children's picture book, "Am I Like My Daddy?", which follows the journey of seven-year-old Grace as she learns about her dad who died when she was five. This book of hope teaches children that it is normal to have incomplete memories and how to get answers to the questions they may have. She is also the author of a middle grade novel and a young adult short story trilogy. Marcy runs an elementary library and serves as a volunteer at Lory's Place, a grief education center in St. Joseph, Michigan. She lives with her husband and children in Southwest Michigan.

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How Lory’s Place ‘Fills the Holes’ for Michigan Grievers

“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose.” So goes the well known saying. Not a family goes unmarked by the loss of a loved one. Though time often lessens the pain, grief is a journey that lasts a lifetime. I lost both my father and mother at young ages, not anything my friends could understand. While other supportive family filled in the gaps that were missing no one but my sister could truly understand what I was feeling. And even she and I grieved uniquely. Southwest Michigan is truly fortunate to have a facility that […]

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