A pillar in my life died last week, leaving my longtime, beloved friend Barb a widow. As I grieved, I thought of the huge hole in her world: her husband of many decades is no longer physically by her side. Wanting to offer love and support to Barb, I was drawn to look at the […]
Category: Grief
Grief is a Sneaky Bugger
It was a snowy Sunday morning – slow and peaceful. Capt. Jack, No Sparrows and I are both stationed on the multi-use table in our home: he’s watching bird tv out the bay window and I’m happily planted with my calculator and two tax prep organizers, mine and dad’s. I am feeling great about getting […]
Stroll, Pause and Remember Your Loved Ones
The number of ways we can celebrate, honor and remember our loved ones who have died is unlimited. Time of Remembering in Meinig Park is an annual event created by Mt. Hood Hospice in Sandy OR. As a free, drop in event spanning 2 early evening hours, it is a unique and beautiful way to remember our departed, […]
The Last Tax Return. Grief Proves, Once Again, That It’s a Sneaky Bugger.
It was a snowy Sunday morning – slow and peaceful. Capt. Jack, No Sparrows and I are both stationed on the multi-use table in our home: he’s watching bird tv out the bay window and I’m happily planted with my calculator and two tax prep organizers, mine and dad’s. I am feeling great about getting […]
Can You Heal from the Death of a Child?
Parents are supposed to die first, not their children. That’s just the natural order of life. But children leave this life every moment of every day. No matter the child’s age or cause of death – illness, miscarriage, suicide or abortion, it’s devastating to those left behind, particularly for moms. The emotions felt by parents, […]
World’s Best Permission Slip
It was a rough and simultaneously beautiful couple of months in Heatherville: a friend died in March knocking me on my butt and popping the grief pool wide open. With March also being when my beloved Milagro and other dear ones passed over the years, it gets a little crowded in the grief arena during […]