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 […]
I’ve had some miraculous things developing in my life since my mother’s passing. She was always running to my rescue in life and I’ve thought she must be an angel working overtime now. About a week after she passed I had this amazing feeling of hope sweep over me and I heard, “Your life is […]
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. […]
On October 6, 2015 I posted this to my Facebook wall: “I’ve taken the hero’s journey enough to know that when you have that unsettled feeling that everything is about to change but you’re groping for clarity in the dark, invariably life sends a mentor. It dawned on me this morning that it’s just about […]
Losing my mom has been a bitter-sweet experience. While I know she’s gone, I see my mother so much around me every day I feel like she’s not gone, she’s just in the next room. I see her elegance and grace in my daughter, Jillian. I see her thoughtfulness and generosity in my daughter Laurel. […]
Yesterday was my birthday. I turned 51, and I’m starting over AGAIN. I received over 400 birthday wishes on Facebook and with every one of them, I realized I’d trade all the birthday wishes in the world for one person who truly loved and cared about me, right here in person, to spend my birthday […]
Had I not gone through such a heart wrenching, mysterious rejection alongside my mother’s death would I have ever known how much I am supported and loved by so many? Would I have ever known that people I’ve never even met in person would actually fast and pray for me? Would I have ever had […]
My mother’s best friend Katie passed away a couple years before Mama. Katie could be described with one word — feisty. You always knew Katie’s mind and she was a staunch defender of her own. If you were one of her people she went to bat for you. Of course, Mama and all of her […]
If you’re grieving, this is really fascinating. I tried an exercise based on what Dr. John Demartini suggested and I feel amazingly better and have a fresh perspective. He claims no one should ever have to grieve more than 3 hours. I’ll see how this works. Of course, I’m not working with him personally, so I […]
I’ve lost a lot over the last 5 years — a thriving business, two homes, a gorgeous piece of property I dreamed over and planned over, a couple husbands, and my sweet mother. I’ve endured 2 big heartbreaks. This is the 3rd time I’ve had to start over in a 5 year period. My priorities […]