Tag Archives: widow
HEALTH IS WEALTH: Y exercise
The Stork Family YMCA opened its doors to the public this year, just a four minute drive away from where I live. I had an idea. What if I were to ask them if they would be willing to sponsor … Continue reading
HAPPY THOUGHT #33: Laugh lines
Since I am 33 years old I thought it appropriate to use Happy Thought #33 to write about something I love, that is a little more evident at 33 than they were at age 32. Laugh lines. I love laugh … Continue reading
HAPPY THOUGHT #24: Free groceries
The day I can’t pay off my credit card is the day I cut it up. In the meantime I use it for regular payments, and do my best to keep track that my spending on the allusive plastic card … Continue reading
SCATTERING: finding beauty from ashes PART 1
The place: Canada. The destination: Barbados. The timeline: the night before departure. I lugged my over-sized blue suitcase up the stairs from the basement. I’m pretty sure everything I need I can fit into hand luggage. Passport? Check. Swimsuit? Check. … Continue reading
LEARNING HOW TO DIE – Jon Foreman
After my husband’s memorial service, a friend left me a note to listen to Jon Foreman‘s, The House of God, forever. I was later given his Winter album, a listening experience rich in meaningful tracks about death and dying. There … Continue reading
WHAT SHOULD I SAY? Responding to someone else’s loss
I have an extensive resume of losses. My life has been subjected to the death of my husband, my sister-in-law, a friend from our wedding party, three grandparents, great aunts, great uncles, and many others from my growing up community. … Continue reading
UNSETTLED – a journal entry of insomnia from the not-too-distant-past
I feel restless today. Why am I so anxious? I write, I clean, I organize. I’ve reached a new plateau. It took me weeks, actually months, to organize some bills. I couldn’t see how to process the piles of papers. … Continue reading