LOST. I entered this story, based on the last years of my father’s life, in a writing contest recently. The challenge question was to create a setting when someone was very lost and then found. I witnessed my father’s first time lost and tried to pass on the heartfelt loss he must have felt. … [Read more...]
Cookies and Milk Time
There are many times as a parent that protecting our child from the hurting world is a natural response. All of us remember the ups and downs of growing up that challenged our families. Though most days were good, enough were not good and those were the ones that taught us a lot about the … [Read more...]
Where Is Bernadine?
My mother-in-law, Bernadine, died one month ago. Because she had pre-arranged, pre-paid and organized her final wishes, the family followed directions and had her cremated. That was done within the first forty-eight hours after her death. Everyone, though sad, felt good about abiding by her plans … [Read more...]
Bernadine
On March 10th, my 92 year old mother-in-law, Bernadine passed away peacefully . She had suffered a short battle with cancer and now was free of pain. I wrote this story about her to be read at her Memorial. An original poem penned by Bernadine after my husband, her son, passed away in 1998 is also … [Read more...]
Thank you to all my followers and greetings to my new ones. Many of you were introduced to my work after reading my first book, FROM WE TO ME…letters to my friend. This was published in the fall of 2013 and has enjoyed some success. Many of those who have read the book have written encouraging comments, saying it was helpful to those who are experiencing grief.
