Sometimes it’s hard to imagine it’s been 5 years since that ungodly day you left us. Suddenly without a hint of what’s next to come, you were gone. Now after 28 years of marriage, I realize on this anniversary weekend ...
Everyone experiences the loss of a loved one, and the losses compound as we age. In my 63-year span on earth, I’ve lost my father and mother, and all my grandparents, aunts, and uncles. The entire older generation is gone ...
There are so many tough days after you lose a loved one. Some are tough just because. No reason needed. Then there are those that are tough because they were meaningful to you and your loved one. These are days ...
Lately I have struggled to live in the present moment. I am working on practicing mindfulness, which is defined as a state of deliberate attention on the present. Experts say ‘living in the now’ is important in order to heal ...
Twenty years ago today my late husband and I stood at the altar and said I Do. I do in sickness and in health. I do for richer, for poorer. I do in good times and in bad. I ...
Sacred Clubs This is a club no one wants to ever be in. The desperate heartache that rips through a new widow can not ever be explained or measured. The depth of this pain instantly draws compassion from all other ...
Tomorrow will be 6 years since Jared died. 6 long years. Yesterday. And forever. Typically for me the day before is the hardest day. The day before his borthday The grief hits like a tsunami. Sucker punches me in ...
“Mrs. Johnson, we have to ask you to make a decision today,” the soft-spoken chaplain said as she offered me a box of tissues. It was at that very defining moment that I wanted to quit. Up until that point, ...
4 months after Todd died, I was talking to a friend who develops websites about starting a blog about my experiences. She was supportive but asked me to consider if I wanted to be defined in the public eye as ...
One of the fascinating pieces of Irish Celtic Lore to me is the concept of thin places, where this world and the next seem to mysteriously collide. I’ve witnessed this collision in tender moments and quiet fields where I felt ...