I hear those two words too often these days. "Don't be...sad." I'm a loss mom. I'm sad always. I will never hold my baby in my arms again and the only relief I have from that grief is the belief we will someday be together in Heaven. I will be sad. "Don't be...angry." Your energy … Continue reading Don’t be…
It was the question asked today when I turned on my recorded episode of Oprah's Super Soul Sunday. A montage of answers followed from past interviews of celebrities, authors, spiritual leaders, "dynamic thinkers." Some responses included God, truth, the heart, the mind, and self. I thought about it, and as a writer, I should be … Continue reading What is the soul?
I stopped to fill up my gas tank on my way to work today. My 'E' light had been on since my trip into work yesterday, so I couldn't procrastinate any longer or I might be stranded on the freeway. After I swiped my card and began filling my tank, I overheard the man at … Continue reading Pumping gas
I am not an active parent. My baby is in Heaven. But I can relate to this article, and I think many other moms, women, jugglers of life, will too. The Business Mantra That Transformed My Parenting Philosophy Have you ever sat down and made a 'pros and cons' list before making a big decision? … Continue reading Article: The Business Mantra That Transformed My Parenting Philosophy
I remember being ten years old, standing, arms raised, left toe pointed in front of me, poised, confident, balanced. I would throw my arms upward, flip blindly backward, and land firmly on a four inch wide beam. Poised, confident, balanced. Lately, I feel like all I am doing is flipping blindly and falling hard. My … Continue reading Balancing
I realized tonight, at 36 years old, I am an old woman. No, I have not lived a full lifetime. But what is a lifetime? For my son, it was only three years. For my grandma, it was cut short at 66. If I lost anyone in my life whom I treasure now, whether it … Continue reading I am an old woman
Just give me one thing that I can hold on to To believe in this living is just a hard way to go - John Prine (Bonnie Raitt) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1T5NuI6Ai-o Hold on to faith. Hold on to each other. This living is hard. We need more to believe in than this living alone.
Tomorrow marks my second Mother's Day as a "loss mom." A mother, mothering her baby in Heaven, not on Earth. A mother who is still a mother, but who has no child here to wake her in the morning, kiss her goodnight, or need her. Mother's Day is a reminder of all I have lost … Continue reading The mothers in my life
Somehow, my sweet angel, you always know when I need you most. I would give my whole heart and everything it holds to have you here on Earth, but the ways you touch me from Heaven make living without you somehow survivable. Knowing that someday, somehow, if I keep believing, if I keep remembering, if … Continue reading When I need you most
'God is good.' The last time I heard this phrase uttered aloud directly to me, my son was dying. Today, as I sat in the emergency room of the hospital, where I was given a second chance at life almost ten years ago, I heard those words again. They were said to me by a … Continue reading ‘God is good’
Parenting Angels 