Journey of a Thousand 22s

If you’ve been following my blog, you may have wondered if I got washed away this past weekend while trying to change out a faucet.  The answer would be no; the kitchen sink got a temporary reprieve from my assault.  A last minute change of plans means I’ll have to tackle that project another time […]

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Roller Coaster Ride

While I’ve previously provided the Cliff Notes version of how I got here, I decided it was time to lay out a day-by-day outline of the two weeks my husband spent in the hospital before he ultimately passed away. Having a large family and lots of concerned friends who lived in another part of the […]

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The Far Side of Grief

You know those movie scenes where a couple, or a family, or a group of teenagers is happily riding along in a car and out of nowhere – WHAM! – their vehicle is struck by another?  Flying glass, screeching tires, crunching metal. Lives turned upside down in an instant.  Sudden, unexpected, intense.  That’s what grief […]

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