This day...I welcome and dread it all in the same breath. That's what happens when your heart is confused and overwhelmed with what to feel and when. Grief is like that. One moment it pulls you under and the next the wave subsides and you can breathe deep again. Three years. I cannot believe it ... View Post
thankful for her life…
Grief. It’s a fickle beast who shows up when least expected catching us completely off guard. Today was just such a day. Jerry and I have been arguing for three straight days over the silliest of things. It’s unusual for us and it has been exhausting walking around one another on egg shells not ... View Post
Be Brave in the Scared
“Be Brave in the Scared” has become my motto in the last decade or so. If you have ever heard me speak or listened to one of my workshops than this saying is quite familiar to you. To “Be brave in the scared” is to stand in the face of fear or discouragement and boldly take one step out in faith, ... View Post
50 words celebrating 50 years…remember
Remember It has been almost three years since my Courtney went home to heaven. I was making dinner one evening last week and as my mind wandered I realized last week that I could no longer remember the sound of her laugh. It was startling to me. I ran to my phone and pulled up video after ... View Post
50 words celebrating 50 years…laughter
Laughter Laughter is contagious. The mind and body work together to create a cacophony of joy that spills out of us and makes the world a little bit brighter and lighter no matter what is happening. Once one person starts laughing, it spreads like a light bringing joy wherever it goes. In my ... View Post
when mother’s day hurts…
If you follow me on instagram, you know that yesterday afternoon was a rough one for me. Grief is a fickle lady and when she decides to push her way into my day, she creates all kinds of chaos. I have learned that when the tide comes, I need to sit with the memories, cry ALL the tears, ... View Post
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