Hurting During the Holidays
I recently attended a funeral for a young woman whose life was cut short leaving a grieving husband and two children and a plethora of family and friends dreading the thought of facing the holidays
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The Gucci Bag
It was a serious and solemn time for us—the end of my mother’s life on earth. She had tried every drug and therapy known at the time to kill or stave off the cancer, but
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Are You Prepared?
Today as I sat in church I rested on the knowledge that Thad and I had done everything we could to prepare for Hurricane Dorian when and where it should hit. Living in Florida this
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At Tribute To Love
No two friends could have been closer. They did everything together. Whether helping each other lose weight, going to Walmart or traveling to visit family, they were inseparable. While they were not of the same
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Anticipatory Grief: Friend or Foe?
My friend and writer’s accountability partner has just published her debut book, Anticipatory Grief – The Journey of a Thousand Losses and Endless Grace by Tracy Pratt. I had never heard the term before but
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Is History Repeating Itself?
Seventy Five years ago today the world joined forces to defeat a ruthless invader whose sole purpose was to annihilate those that were deemed less than perfect. Today as I watched the Remembrance of D-Day
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Living with Dying.
Living with Dying I’ve had a lot of time to think about dying. I experienced death at the early age of 5 with the loss of my first dog, then at 11 with my dad’s
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Thanks for the Memories
Today I am not writing about overcoming medical adversity; but about loss. For I have lost someone very dear to me. Heidi came to us having been a puppy mill dog that had been bred
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When the Healing Doesn’t Come
I would like to share a blog from Scribbles and Crumbs. She is an amazing writer who shares her grief and loss of her baby with bare pain and strong faith. She discusses the questions
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