It’s Complicated At an average rate of 80 times a minute, the (complex and complicated) heart beats about 115,000 times in one day or 42 million times in a year. During an average lifetime, the human heart will beat more than 3 billion times — pumping an amount of blood that equals about 1 million… Read More
YOU MATTER. Yesterday, I had an experience that opened up a wound I thought had been healed. The fact is, grief never ever goes away. It creeps up and grabs hold of your heart when you least expect it. And, sometimes, in the presence of an absolute stranger. Without boring you with all the details… Read More
Crosses We Bear We do not know the crosses we’ll have to bear. We do not know what our future holds or the lessons we are destined to share. It is our free will that plays a role in all the twists and turns of life. It is with enduring and leaning in that we… Read More
Today I’m going to give a behind-the-scenes look at how I wrote my book, what it was really like, why I’m sharing my story and a little back-story on how it came to be in the first place. Through a friend, I found out about this course. The best part? Kathy, the course creator, was… Read More
One never knows where the heart will lead, if only we are still long enough to listen to its beat. – Victoria Volk Yesterday, I had stopped in at one of my favorite local stores while running errands. What I love about it is the greeting I receive when I walk in (as if I’m… Read More
Thirty years ago today, March 31st, my life changed forever. I was eight-years-old and lost my father to colon cancer. Recently, I reconnected with my father’s only living brother, who I hadn’t seen or spoken to since my father’s funeral. And recently, he too died of cancer – of the brain. I will forever be… Read More
Several posts now I’ve talked about grief from the perspective of losing someone one loves. Grief takes on many forms, though. We can grieve the loss of a friendship, despite no one actually passing but just the friendship falling away for whatever reason. We can grieve the loss of a career – in the moment… Read More
Today, I attended the funeral of a relatively young man who leaves behind a wife and five children. His passing was sudden, and not to mention, unexpected. On the back of the program was this beautiful poem that I wanted to share. It may bring someone who is currently grieving – some comfort. I do not… Read More
You know that old saying, “what doesn’t kill you – makes you stronger?” I think when it comes to grief and really, any difficult challenge in life, that’s very true. Last night my husband and I were watching a new series on the History Channel called “The Selection.” Thirty civilians take it upon themselves to… Read More
As Christmas approaches, people are preparing their homes for guests. Maybe you’re preparing your own home or possibly traveling to the home of someone you know. Regardless, maybe there is someone who is going to be attending who has just experienced a great loss in their lives. Maybe that someone is you. In that… Read More