Somethings are hard to share

May 17, 2021 Trying my hand at journaling again, mostly because it is part of the program (Grief Share). I do want healing – to clear my ever foggy brain – so I better give it my best try… I am to describe what I miss most about Melanie. The first...

The Empty Nesters

Like the rest of the world, COVID-19 is the backdrop of this series. Episode 1 – Leaving the Nest Our season opener has Daughter buying her first home – a fixer upper, a diamond in the rough.  Even though she will just be up the road, the struggle is real...

No Good, Very Bad Week…from a human perspective

As I sit here on the eve of what would have been my sister’s 37 birthday (the first one since her passing), I am reflecting on the week.  A week of heartache.  A week of shocking news.  Amidst a fresh wave of mourning my sister, and this wave has been longer and...

Radiant

August 18, 2019, mid-morning, the world went grey.  My world went grey.  She went grey.  Grey is a far cry from something bright, radiant, or full of life.  Grey – the colour of life draining from a body.  The breathes becoming less frequent until they ceased. ...