Thoughts on Coping With Grief During the Holidays
Some Thoughts on Getting Through Holidays & Other Special Days (and maybe even learning to enjoy them again) Holidays are a difficult time for individuals and families after the death [...]
You Must Be A Baby Boomer If You Remember When…
Helms Bakery Truck You couldn't shop on Sundays. Everything was closed (markets, gas stations, stores, pharmacies, etc.) so that you could spend the day with your family or simply have a day [...]
Thanksgiving Gratitudes
Thanksgiving plays an important role in my book, The Space Between: A Memoir of Mother-Daughter Love at the End of Life. It is my favorite holiday despite my father dying [...]
Loneliness Is An Inside Job
My friend, frail and exhausted after months—no years of escalating pain—grief for the loss of her mother; grief for the loss of her physical abilities; grief for the loss of [...]
Passing By Normal
When I was in my twenties I went into therapy (something that wasn't done by too many back then) with the hopes that I could become normal. I worked really [...]
We’re all in this together
"Our purpose in this life is to help others. . ." ~Dalai Lama I had the privilege yesterday to be the guest speaker for a group of women working on [...]
Brief Tribute to My Mother on Her Birthday
August 28, 2016 One hundred and two years ago, a little girl was born in Montreal, Canada. Seven months later, her mother carried her across the border in Vermont, [...]
Happy Birthday to Me!
August 12. My birthday. I'm Five! Birthdays roll around so quickly now and it seems as though as soon as I blow out the candles, put my [...]
Watching Shelby Grow
I found this little piece I wrote on February 2, 2014, and because dogs have played a big part in my life and have a significant role in my book, [...]
Life must be lived to be understood
There's a pattern to our lives that we don't recognize as we're living our days. Only time reveals meanings which hide like ghosts in the shadows, waiting to be discovered, [...]