Many people couldn’t wait to say goodbye to 2016. It was a rough year for various reasons, and I kept reading and hearing how lots of people could not wait to move forward into the New Year. Bring on 2017, they said and wrote. 2016 was hard. Too many losses. Too much heartache. Just too much.
Holidays
Here we are about to close out another year. How do you feel about saying goodbye to 2016 in just a few days? It was a difficult year for me because as many of you know, my dad died in July. At times I still feel quite lost. There were also many joyful moments this …
Grief and the holidays, 10 tips that might help. This year is the seventh holiday season in which I no longer have a living parent. It’s still hard. It still hurts. I know I am lucky because I have many wonderful memories. But it’s still hard. I’m supposed to have moved on. I’m supposed to …
What if you’re not feeling all that grateful this Thanksgiving? (It happens.) I love holidays. I love Thanksgiving. In fact, Thanksgiving might be my favorite holiday, or at least it’s at the top of my list. Not sure what this says about me. Okay, yes, it says I like the food! And the togetherness and …
Recently my siblings and I moved my dad into an assisted living facility. It was time and we all knew it. He now has several serious health issues that require a lot of monitoring, but it was still hard to move him out the home he’s lived in for over 50 years, the home I …