by Kelly Buckley | Nov 24, 2015 | Grief
To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven. ~ Johannes A. Gaertner ~ The table is set, but something is missing. He is missing; my beautiful son Stephen. Each year, I...
by Kelly Buckley | May 7, 2015 | Gratitude
As Mother’s Day approaches, I wanted to share some thoughts with you about my Mother. Although she passed in 1991, she still sits gently within my heart and serves as a constant influence in my daily life. I remember my mother’s prayers and they...
by Kelly Buckley | Feb 4, 2015 | Grief
Dear Nationwide, I didn’t watch the big game Sunday night, so I missed the unveiling of your ad. My husband was away and my son was watching the game with friends, so I had some “me” time. I took an hour to write and caught up on some of my favorite...
by Kelly Buckley | Jul 4, 2014 | Hope
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. ~Lao Tzu~ It is a glorious day, and it is shaping up to be a wonderful July 4th long...
by Kelly Buckley | Jun 15, 2014 | Grief
He didn’t tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it. ~Clarence Budington Kelland~ Happy Father’s Day to all the fathers out there. I hope this has been a day of not only celebration, but reflection on the privilege of fatherhood and the...
