Don’t Let Go
“You need to let them go.” Has anyone had the audacity to say such a thing to you? What kind of statement is that? Let them go.... No, I don’t…
Year Two
As May 30 approaches, I can sense many feelings coming on. It will be two years ago that my eldest, 24 year-old son, Levi, left this earth. It was unexpected,…
It’s Complicated
Anyone who says grief has been an easy, step by step process...I envy you! I am certainly not one of those lucky few who can compartmentalize the loss of someone I…
Oh Brother
When I write, I occasionally am challenged with taking something that has already been talked about, over and over again, and making it something new and relevant. On this subject,…
My POV
We all have our hard stuff, and if someone wants to have a breakdown, let them. Don’t admonish their temporary weakness by telling them it’s all going to be ok.…
Words Matter
I’ve enjoyed reading and writing since I was a child. I thank my mother for that! It is surely in the genes—she read constantly, and had hopes of her own…
A Dose of Sorrow?
Time is a strange thing—an irreversible continuum at whose mercy we live and breathe. Days can seem like just moments, and hours like weeks. At no time is this vexing…
Mind Over Mourning
The brain is the most powerful organ in our bodies. John Hopkins Medicine says “ The brain controls your ability to think, talk, feel, see, hear, remember things, walk and…
It Is Inevitable
Sleep...why do you elude me? I haven’t slept through the night since my eldest, Levi, was born over 26 years ago. I guess it’s a mom/worry/“what if they need…
A Matter of Time
I’ve often heard the quote “time heals all wounds.” Before I experienced the death of my beloved son, I probably would have agreed with this, to a degree. As we mature and…