Surviving Grief by Recording Blessings

Many thanks to Jessica Milicevic for taking the time to speak with me about being a USA Book News Award Finalist and taking the time to write such a thoughtful article. She made me younger too, and that is always welcome!Thought I would share…Surviving grief by...

The Present…

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.– Buddha When our lives are in flux, especially with grief, we can find ourselves...

Gary Ferguson-Walking Away From Grief

Here is a beautiful article from The Los Angeles Times. It tells the story of Gary Ferguson, and his journey following the loss of his beloved wife.It is personal, and raw and beautiful, and is worth passing along. Each day, I am reminded that we all have a story...

Lest We Forget…..

With the tears a Land hath shed Their graves should ever be green.~Thomas Bailey Aldrich As a little girl growing up in Canada, I remember asking my Dad one morning why we wore poppies on our lapel in November. He explained that it was for Remembrance Day, to pay...

Where to Kelly Sue?

“The heart is the only broken instrument that works.” -T.E. Kalem- I just couldn’t put my finger on it. For months now, I have been trying to figure out my life, trying to come to some conclusions as to where I go from here. I had it all figured out, or so I...

Living a Life of Love…..

If you judge people, you have no time to love them. -Mother Teresa- I’ve been thinking about some things in the news lately. And, I recently watched a documentary and I simply had to share it with you. In my dark days of grief, when I tried to comprehend that...

Joe Sterling’s thoughts on Navigating Grief..

Happy Monday all, I wanted to share an article with you this morning, written by Joe Sterling, News Editor for CNN Newswire. Click on the link to view: My Faith: Navigating the land of grief since my son’s death It was written a couple of weeks ago, but I...
Wisdom From Old Yeller

Wisdom From Old Yeller

Well, hello! Long time no blog….I’ve been working on some things, taking some time to breathe and live and figuring out where I go from here. More to come about that a little later…but for now, I wanted to share this quote with you. It pretty much...

ABC News and The Thoughtless Headline…

I always turn to the sports section first. The sports section records people’s accomplishments; the front page nothing but man’s failures. ~Earl Warren, quoted in Sports Illustrated, 22 July 1968 I had planned to write on a different topic this morning,...