My Grandma Frances always said, “You should never count your tortillas!” This sage wisdom becomes […]
Tag: Bereaved Mother
Ohhh, To Live Again…
At what point do we progress from merely “riding the ride” to actually enjoying it? […]
“She Be Back!!!”
My little guy was only eighteen months old when his big sissy was killed, yet […]
Spirit Hugs: What is “Real?”
Perhaps the hardest part about losing a loved one is coping with the insatiable desire […]
Into the Light with My Six Silver Moonbeams…
In grief, we unwittingly tend to tip-toe around certain subjects, events, memories, people, places, and […]
Grace by Grace, Stone to Stone
Heart pounding like it’s going to expire, headache like you won’t live till tomorrow, stabbing […]
My Precious Little Bless
The morning started out happy… She was up well before the sun. She had already […]
The Silver Bear: A Sequel to “Where Is Home…?”
Nearly ten years before Josie was killed, we had swapped bedrooms for a time. In […]
Reworking My Masterpiece
Trauma can be an opportunity to start anew. When we have all that was ever […]
Forever Hers, Forever Mine
When Josie died, I can remember feeling a great sadness and sense of loss over […]
Embracing the Suck
So much has been written on grief—the things I write are nothing new. I know […]
“Miss Josie did not make it…”
How does one come to terms with the fact that they are grieving the loss […]