My Grandma Frances always said, “You should never count your tortillas!” This sage wisdom becomes […]
Tag: Forward Motion
And just like that…
And just like that, they are gone. Silently, they slip through our fingers. Desperately, we […]
Ghost Dreams
(Note: This post was written before the massive shut-downs and stay-at-home orders that have taken […]
Ohhh, To Live Again…
At what point do we progress from merely “riding the ride” to actually enjoying it? […]
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 […]
Riding the Ride
Grief is often compared to ocean waves—for me, it is often experienced through the lenses […]
The Hardest Thing I Ever Did…
The Hardest Thing I Ever Did… It was not the tragic way you died, though […]
And So, I Set Forth to Nourish What Is Left…
One of Josie’s favorites: “Sheep May Safely Graze,” by J.S. Bach… She would always hum […]
It Is Not the Same River, and I Am Not the Same Woman…
It has been said that no man can step into the same river twice… “for […]
Nearly 1,000 Days Dying—“Every Day”
Fall is in the air once again. The familiar crispness enlivens those of us that […]
Reworking My Masterpiece
Trauma can be an opportunity to start anew. When we have all that was ever […]