Fifth wedding anniversaries are commemorated in a number of ways. The traditional anniversary gift is wood, or you can go the contemporary route and give a gift of silverware. Year five even has its own gemstone, sapphire, assigned to it… Read More ›
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Part of my daily morning routine is to say the Serenity Prayer and then ask for guidance, before choosing one of Cory Lockhart’s beautiful Cards for Remembering. I shuffle the deck, and then, without looking, I randomly choose a card…. Read More ›
How to Be a Badass
There’s nothing that can ever adequately prepare your heart and mind to lose someone you love. Absolutely nothing. Not that I needed to be reminded of that, but that point was unexpectedly driven home earlier this week. My brave, sassy,… Read More ›
Two Years of Smiles and Tears
Despite being mathematically challenged, I possess Rain Man-like skills when it comes to one particular thing related to numbers. Dates. I can recall specific dates, such as birthdays, and I also can recall the exact date that even some of… Read More ›
Unexpected
Mom, my friend died. This definitely was not what I expected my youngest daughter to say upon answering her phone. I called her on my way home to find out if she would like a hot chocolate for her study… Read More ›
Jersey Girl
Today marks the beginning of what I refer to as my birthday month. I once made a joke about my birthday needing more than one day to be celebrated, and so began my birthday month. Although this comment was said… Read More ›
Musical Memories
Grief is a funny thing. There are days when it subsides a bit, allowing for memories to return that leave me smiling. Other days, it floods my mind and heart with memories that reduce me to tears. There is no… Read More ›
She Won
Normally, when my blog goes silent, it is because I do not have anything that I feel the need to share. This time, though, is different and definitely not normal, whatever that is. No, the silence comes from having too… Read More ›
Tiny Dancer
I don’t know what to say, even though there is much to be said. So very much indeed. I guess the best place to start is at the beginning. Although it was more years ago than I care to admit,… Read More ›
Enjoy Your Life
This morning, I attended the funeral for my friend’s twenty year old son, Tyler, who died in a house fire on Halloween. I have yet to get used to attending the funerals for the parents of my friends, much less… Read More ›
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