Author, Speaker & Grief Counselor
I hope everyone has special friends that they may not get to see regularly, but it is as if no time has passed when they do. When I moved to Maui, I kept up with friends via Facebook. It helped me not feel homesick, and I was able to keep … Read the rest
Time stops the moment a doctor tells you or your loved one that there isn’t much they can do to prolong life. But then, the earth shatters around you, and you start to fall down, down, down swallowed up by the enormity of your grief.
For me, it happened consciously … Read the rest
I recently traveled to Seattle for a dear friend’s memorial service. I hadn’t been there to visit for just a few years. I moved away ten years ago. In the last five years or so, every NW visitor to Maui that we spent time with lamented the homeless problems in … Read the rest
I am sure that you have seen the grief quotes on wall hangings, posters, FB postings that are meant to comfort. Sometimes they are helpful and other times I question who wrote it and why. I would love to hear from you about the ones that helped. I like the … Read the rest
2020 has been a dismal year for so many of us. Being forced to live in a bubble, jobs lost, health insurance lost, a government that has failed to provide adequate assistance for citizens who cannot pay rent, feed their families, etc. It just compounds the sadness for grievers. The … Read the rest
For those of you who knew my son Cory, you also knew that he talked about dying and going to a place he called ‘Summerland’, beyond the Rainbow Bridge where God lives in a huge crystal castle surrounded by incredible beauty and love. The artwork is his seven-year-old depiction of … Read the rest
I just watched the new Liam Neeson movie called “Made in Italy” and it made me think I should write about familial grief. Neeson’s son Micheal Richardson co-starred. This must have been extremely cathartic for both father and son since the death of Natasha Richardson, Neeson’s wife, and Richardson’s mum. … Read the rest
My nephew’s mother has been in a memory care facility for a few years. She has early onset Alzheimer’s. He just let me know that hospice is now involved. Due to the Covid 19 virus he hadn’t been allowed to visit her since March. I asked him if he felt … Read the rest
It’s Mother’s Day. The day we celebrate our own mothers and all mothers. For me, it is a bittersweet day wrapped in an avalanche of emotions. I mourn the sad fact that my mom is not here. I celebrate that my daughter has two beautiful boys and is a great … Read the rest
“Say not in grief he is no more but in thankfulness that he was.” Hebrew proverb
I ran across this online today, and it sparked so much in my heart, brain, and soul that I had to add it to my blog. I had just been talking to my sister, … Read the rest