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 [...]
16
Aug, 2021
23
Mar, 2021
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 [...]
28
May, 2020
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 [...]
16
Oct, 2019
When the Light Is Gone
In the darkness, what I couldn’t see began to clear and take form. Perhaps life is like this—absence tells us what is important. There is a fullness in those empty [...]
3
Sep, 2019
We Go On
August 30, 2019 We go on with our days Slower now, more mindful, Yet in a numbness as though nothing really happened. And then I’ll look over at him, [...]
11
Aug, 2019
You Fool Yourself
You fool yourself. You believe you’re safe. You believe there’s time. More time. You should know better. Life has revealed her truth to you many times. And yet, it is [...]
1
Apr, 2019
Are Blog Themes Necessary?
Are Blog Themes Necessary? I’ve heard that a blog should have a theme and every post should relate to that theme. But I don’t live by one theme. Or [...]
5
Feb, 2019
Nothing More Important Than Love
"Never to be squandered....the miracle of another human being." —Craig Lucas, Prelude to a Kiss I sit with him in the family room. I sit with him as he [...]
10
Jan, 2019
Author Interview with Lizbeth Meredith
I am proud to welcome and introduce you to Lizbeth Meredith, Award-winning author of the fantastic memoir, Pieces of Me. I am a big fan of Lizbeth's and her wonderful, [...]
15
Oct, 2018
Practice
September 2, 2018 It's all practice. Everything that happens to us is practice for some future thing that will happen. Practice. I'm in a practice round right now. Nothing [...]