I am surprised I decided to write about this because a few years ago I would have never even considered the idea. As a matter of fact I probably would have said “Ewww, who does that”. Yet as my life experiences multiply I have come to realize that guess what, it might acutally be a […]
The Blessings Of Grief
July 19, 2023 by
I’m guessing that not many people would put the words blessings and grief together but I could see no other way. Also I promised myself I would not write one more sad post about grief and losing people that I love but……hang in here with me, I promise this is more about joy than it […]
I found my Father’s hat and…
May 30, 2023 by
I was repacking a box the other day making it more compact and trying to find room for other things when I found my fathers hat and ….. I wasn’t prepared to be so overwhelmed with emotion. It was the hat he always wore. I put it on my head and instantly felt his presence […]
I called and she picked up
September 6, 2022 by
I called and she picked up. I wasn’t sure if the number I had was her landline or her cell. If it was her cell it was a gamble as she often lost it or it wasn’t charged so when she picked up I smiled. Several times I told her who I was but two […]
Grief and Covid are sneaky beasts
April 14, 2022 by
Note: This was written several months ago and I forgot to post it. It is still true even though the immediate threat of Covid seems to have subsided and other big events have happened in my life. Grief caught up with me unexpectedly the other day in a most joyful event. While I have […]
Finding Joy in an Unlikely Place
April 16, 2021 by
They say your parents are your first teachers. #Truth Like most kids I thought my parents hung the moon and were the smartest people around. That lasted until I was about 13 or 14. At that point I couldn’t believe my parents had made it as far as they had without my […]
Interruptions on the Run…
February 18, 2021 by
Someone very wise once told me that it is the spaces between the notes that truly makes the music. I wonder if that holds true for interruptions on the run. I don’t think so ..insert eye roll. Way back when in 2017 I was on a serious running kick. I was starting out with a […]
It’s Thoughtful Thursday…thankful for the mess
February 4, 2021 by
In the last four years you have read about my monumental task of cleaning out my parents house after my Dad died unexpectedly. At the same time we also had to move my mother into Assisted Living. Honestly much of that time is a blur in my memory. I am still dealing with some of […]
Sifting through the ashes and letting go…
November 2, 2017 by
I am haunted by a video clip I saw about a month ago as the California fires devastated so many communities. A woman of 70 or so was desperately searching through the ashes of her home for her beloved wedding band. I prayed she would find it knowing that the probability was not good. Tears […]