Seventeen
August 17th, 17 years ago. I’d been home only a few minutes after an afternoon spent at my mother’s bedside when a feeling flooded me and I knew I had [...]
Send In The Clowns
When I see him walk with a limp, my stomach tightens with an ache. His limp means he’s in pain, hurting, and there’s nothing I can do to make [...]
Betty White and Grieving Well
Happy Birthday Betty... Mary E Plouffe Ph D 7 hr ago Betty White and Grieving Well I read 20 quotes by Betty White this week, when she would have [...]
A Grieving Daughter’s Reflections on the 60th Anniversary of Her Dad’s Death
“The day your father died was the worst day of my life.” “It wasn’t so good for me either,” I replied, a tinge of sarcasm coating my flat tone. [...]
Grief Has No Shelf Life
August 17th, again. The anniversary of the day my mother took her last inhale and never again exhaled. After hours with her, I’d stepped out of the room only [...]
The Day I Died
I didn't know I would die that morning. Why would I? I'd only been 48 years old for eight days, still relatively young in 1961. Just a few [...]
Love Letter to My Heart
My heart, dear heart, sweet, gentle heart. I wish you were healthy and I’m grateful that despite your challenges, you’re still here. My heart, broken so many times yet not [...]
Life On A Limb
Life on a Limb Life is precarious, like living on the slender limb of a tree. Most of the time we don't know this. Once death moves closer, [...]
Amidst a Pandemic by Kathryn Mattingly – Guest Post
I am delighted that award winning author Kathryn Mattingly has generously allowed me to share with you her personal, yet universal, post about the challenges she has been facing while [...]
Making the Most of Unexpected COVID-19 Life Changes – Guest Post by Jennifer Scott
Making the Most of Unexpected COVID-19 Life Changes by Jennifer Scott www.spiritfinder.og The whole world is in a state of transition and upheaval. We are all figuring out [...]