Happy Mother’s Day 2020…curbside carryout, physical distancing, and Zoom calls with relatives! What a change in our lives over a few short months. Despite the distancing, my hope for each […]
September 22 Anniversary While today represents the anniversary of my father’s death, I choose to remember not how he died, but how he lived and continues to support me and […]
If my mother were alive today on Mother’s Day, I wouldn’t call her until after 10 a.m. so she could sleep in. We wouldn’t make any big plans, worry about […]
Anniversaries, birthdays, and life’s many other milestones, remind us of our loved ones. While we cherish the laughter and joy around past celebrations, there’s often a bit of melancholy in […]
I recently had the opportunity to speak on a panel about “Transforming Loss: Finding Potential for Growth” as part of the Hospice Foundation of America’s Annual Living with Grief Program. The subject matter was […]
“Ask and you shall receive” was a passage my mother shared with me after her death. While it’s a Bible verse that many of us have grown up hearing, it […]
In the Spring of 2017 I was asked to speak at a local Faith & Grief Gathering. My talk could not exceed five minutes, and the objective was to share […]