Going back to school? Why not?
What next I asked myself once the sting of my life change softened. My children were basically grown and they didn’t need me 24/7. My husband was gone and all…
Sitting on the Jet…Pause… Observe…
I’m sitting on a packed plane getting ready to leave town. A child behind me is screaming. Her mom is doing her best to console her. Most passengers have technology…
Laugh out loud!
I spent an hour on the phone with a widow from another state the other evening. She was “stuck”. She didn’t know how to move forward. She had continued her…
Run south child…
“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on asummer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the cloudsfloat across the sky,…
Do I have to go…?
Several months into my grief journey, I felt I needed to look into grief support groups in town. I wasn’t ready to share too much, but I was willing to…
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
We can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best…
Valleys and Mountain tops….
I kept this little framed quote by my bed for years and read it daily to help keep me moving… I wish I knew who wrote it because they deserve…
Close the blinds
Honestly, I have never suffered from clinical depression, which is defined as “a mental health disorder characterized by persistently depressed mood or loss of interest in activities, causing significant impairment…
What’s with the paddles and a lava lamp?
Several close friends were instrumental in my healing. One person in particular took it upon herself to gently insist that I see a psychiatrist after the loss of my husband.…
What’s in a monogram?
Several years before my husband passed away, I took gift items to a sweet little shop to have them monogrammed. One of the owners (I’ll use the name Libby for…