What do you wear to your mother’s funeral? What in the world kind of question is that? Let me explain. This month, I mark time. Again. Another year has passed since my mother’s death from metastatic breast cancer on March 6, 2008. It’s been 14 years. Sure, the rawness of the loss has lessened, but …
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Just celebrated another birthday, but this post isn’t about that. Then again, it is. You see, today, I’m sharing a little story about an unexpected, birthday-related grief trigger. I would love it if you shared a grief-trigger story of yours at the end of this post. Sometimes, grief triggers are expected. You are prepared, or …
Saying goodbye to a dear old dog. Again. Just when I thought 2020 couldn’t get any worse, it did. On top of the other crappy things that have happened this year, 2020 is now also the year we said goodbye to another dear old dog. We had hoped to have one more Christmas with our …
Father’s Day is next up on the Hallmark holiday calendar. Like it or not, these Hallmark holidays are here to stay. Today, I’m sharing ten random things I miss about my dad, not just on Father’s Day, of course, but every day. There are way more than ten, but I’ll stick with ten. If you …
Another Mother’s Day has rolled around. This is #16 for me without my mother, a living one anyway. I’ve been sitting on this note to my mother for a long time. I’m sharing some of the cancer part of it today. If you’re missing a mother (or someone else), writing a note to her/him can …