My Grandma Frances always said, “You should never count your tortillas!” This sage wisdom becomes […]
Tag: Traumatic Loss
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? […]
“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 […]
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 […]
Reworking My Masterpiece
Trauma can be an opportunity to start anew. When we have all that was ever […]
“Miss Josie did not make it…”
How does one come to terms with the fact that they are grieving the loss […]