Tag: Bereavedparents
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Thankful
The holiday season is fast upon us. It seems that as soon as Halloween is over most people in the U.S. are rushing headlong into preparing for the winter holidays. On November 1st I saw a house that already had Christmas lights and tinsel hanging from the eaves while the Halloween lawn inflatables lay withered on…
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Hope
It’s frustrating for me as a Christ follower when someone who is not a believer twists a Bible verse in a way in a way to try to dispute my beliefs. I freely admit that, although I read my Bible every morning, I am not a Bible scholar or expert, so I sometimes can’t counter…
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Helpers
We humans seem to feel it’s a weakness to ask for help. From refusing the bagger’s offer to take the groceries to the car to living with knee pain for seven years before finally agreeing to surgery to being reluctant to take antidepressants we want to show that we can fend for ourselves. Is it…
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Pink Ribbons & Pumpkin Pie
October is a favorite month for lots of folks. Fall is officially under way for most of North America. Leaves are turning vibrant colors. Sweaters are pulled out of cedar chests or spare bedroom closets. High school football teams are gearing up for the Homecoming game and college tailgate parties are at their peak. Oh…
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Friendships After Loss
Grief can be hard on a friendship. Especially the grief of child loss. By the time we are adults, most of us have experienced the loss of someone we love, often a grandparent. At my age, I have only a few friends fortunate enough to still have a parent living. All of my own close…
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Always
I often look back at past journal entries and sometimes marvel how much has changed, but often find that much of what I did, said, or felt still holds true. The things that stay the same tend to be because I’m a creature of habit. Things that have changed are frequently because I’ve gotten older,…
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Reading
I wrote this May 29, 2018, a year and seven weeks after Rachel died. I just did something I haven’t done in a long time — 59 weeks to be exact. I finished reading a novel. Sat completely absorbed in it for the better part of the past 2 1/2 days. That shouldn’t be a…
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Carry Me
When my girls were little, they would frequently raise their arms to me and plead “carry me.” Sometimes they were tired of walking but often they just wanted the comfort and security of being held close or the advantage of being adult height so they could see what was ahead. Occasionally my reply would be,…
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Music
Music has always been a big part of my life. Not that I am at all an accomplished musician myself. Oh, I took piano for six years and I can read music, but I have no talent for playing. I can stay on key if I stand beside another alto, but no one is clamoring…
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Did I Do All I Could Do?
There’s a song sung by country music duo Joey and Rory called “In the Time That You Gave Me.” They recorded the song after Joey was diagnosed with cervical cancer, which took her life a few months later. A repeated line in the song is “Did I do all I could do in the time…
A Light for My Path 