The Gifts From Desolation
“I have a 14 year old boy with Reactive Attachment Disorder,” a woman at the foster parent gathering began, “and I just don’t know what to do.” She described a whisper of […]
Tag Archives: grief
The Silence is Broken
This space has held only silence for nearly six months. I cannot count the times I’ve been online and tempted to open a new tab, put fingers to keyboard, and […]
Not Just Another Mommy Blog (I Hope)
I’ve been fighting the transition for weeks. The first whisper of it came mid-March and I ignored it. I avoided writing in this space because for me writing is an […]
Life After Death
Today would have been my dad’s 59th birthday. I went to the zoo this afternoon to celebrate the first of his birthdays without him. My dad didn’t particularly like zoos […]
My Breaking Heart Still Beats
My little family of four went out to dinner tonight to celebrate the six-month anniversary of our first introduction to each other. While we were waiting to be seated, I […]
My Beating Heart Still Breaks
While brushing my teeth last night, I thought of a question I wanted to ask my dad. I’d forgotten he was gone for just a second until remembering came crashing […]
One Month Since Goodbye
How can it be that a month has already passed? I sent a text to Melody this morning and thought back to the call I made to her one month […]
Eyeglasses and Memories
*This is a freewriting piece I did a couple weeks ago. It seemed appropriate to share it on the four-week anniversary of my dad’s death.* It started with your glasses […]
Flowers and Shirts
*I wrote these words last week. I disposed of the flower arrangement today after plucking the already-dried roses and carnations from it. It was time.* The flowers are wilting as […]
Monday Again
Since my dad died three Mondays ago, I’ve been trying to go through the initial grieving process with as much gentleness, as much kindness, as much compassion for myself and […]
Parrot & Ox 