Here’s something I’ve learned about losing someone you love since my mother died. Your loved-one shows up in the most unexpected moments, in a myriad of small ways and some big ones. I hear my mother’s unique signature phrases on the lips of friends or complete strangers. I’ve seen her smiling face flash into my […]
The journey of the last few months has taught me a life-altering principle. When you simultaneously “lose” your angel mother, your marriage, your property, a drivable car, and temporarily can’t live in the same home with your children for several months, it has the ability to take you to a place where there is nothing […]
Today was one of those days when you realize why you are where you are — and it’s not the reason you thought you were. Today my grief is serving another. This morning, my best friend, Martina’s father died unexpectedly. He was only 62 and had not been ill. Imagine the grief and complete shock. […]
I reflect on the times in my life when I’ve fallen in love… that temporary flame that roars to life in a heartbeat but then fizzles as fast as it came. Then, there are the times I’ve given my heart and soul only to have the other person’s heart harden and cut me off for […]