This
I stopped writing about grief after the second anniversary of my husband’s passing – I stopped writing about it but I didn’t stop grieving. I’ve been trying to get back into my life, trying to focus on now and live in the moment but I haven’t been that successful – trying to ignore something doesn’t mean […]
With this ring…
Forty-one years ago today a young man gave me a ring and a promise. We stood in a church and pledged ourselves to one another. Both the church and the young man are gone now – the church succumbing to old age, the young man to cancer. But the ring and the promise are mine […]
Facebook reminders – a blessing and a curse
I bought myself flowers this week. This is not something I do on the regular or even on the odd occasion. I’ve rarely given flowers to me, I never needed to – I have been the recipient of hundreds of bouquets over the course of my life. I received flowers so often I think I got passé […]
One long year
We went to the mountain to reminisce and remember – it seemed like a good place to mark the anniversary of the worst day ever. The sky was crayola blue – the shade children choose to color perfection around cartoon clouds – and the snow outlined evergreens excited about the season. As I gave […]
I survived
My words are failing me right now. Perhaps the emotions of this week are better felt than articulated, they are too big to convey. The anticipated end of the year of firsts is just days away – the end of this year of coming to terms. We have survived. We are survivors. But I am […]