Island Retreat

A few days ago marked one year since my husband passed away, and my grown children and I, along with their significant others, got away for a few days to one of his favorite spots in Florida. I’ve heard this one-year point called every thing from “death anniversary” to “angelversary” to, as one crazy widow […]

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365 Days of Healing – What I Learned in My First Year of Grieving

This post also published at The Mighty.   It seems that everyone feels they know about grief.  Everyone has a story to tell, or advice to dispense.  Many people do know about grief, but yet, it’s a very personal thing.  The information I’m about to provide may help you.  It may allow you to understand […]

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Unsteady

Years ago, I had an “incident” with a fun house barrel.  A and I, along with my brother, his wife, and their two boys, had taken our girls to a local fair (years before our son was born or even thought about).  The small town agricultural fair is pretty much tradition for anyone who grew up […]

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Conversation by the Sea

It was exactly one year ago today that I sat on the beach with my husband on a Sunday afternoon discussing the steps necessary for him to get a business started.  After pursuing a career in golf for several years, he had decided it might be time to think about earning a steady income again. […]

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