I thought about this story recently when I was packing up a large bag of gently used clothing to donate to a local charity. I’ve been so discombobulated these last few weeks that I had to be sure I was sending off the old and keeping the new!! Marni … Continue reading →
On Sunday, April 19, we said ‘good-bye’ to my husband Charles. Now I move into my ‘official’ new life without him––my best friend, my partner, my biggest supporter. His life on earth is over and our marriage has ended. I will miss him! I know the bible verses of … Continue reading →
My friend Lisa Bogart supported me the last couple of months with delightful, funny, and sweet greeting cards. For a while she sent one or two a week. I’ve kept them all. Sometimes she added a line or two or even a paragraph to the printed message and … Continue reading →
I remember a mentor/friend talking with me once about the power of genuine humility! She said some people are ‘proud’ to be humble. That made me laugh. Of course pride cancelled any hope of gaining humility. Others are simply humble, realizing how little they really know and how truly … Continue reading →
Yesterday was a different kind of Easter for me–the first without my Charles and our family egg hunt and the traditional delicious dinner at my daughter Erin’s house. Our granddaughter Mairin is in Haiti this week on a missions trip with her high school class so could not be … Continue reading →
Yesterday was Palm Sunday–the day we remember Jesus riding into town on a donkey with hallelujahs all around. But the festive atmosphere turned sour just days later when he was arrested, tried, scourged, and hung on a cross to die. Today I’m thinking about changes, how life can be … Continue reading →
I’m gradually building a new life. I’m smiling and laughing again–and then suddenly crying, and then smiling again. Tears come easily but so do sweet thoughts and funny memories of times with Charles: snuggling under a blanket while watching TV holding hands while strolling in the neighborhood going out … Continue reading →
Thank you, everyone, for being so thoughtful and kind regarding my husband’s passing. I appreciated all of the warm and wonderful words you took time to share. It is a week today since Charles left for heaven. I am doing pretty well, though I have the signs of grief … Continue reading →
This photo was taken one week before my husband passed to heaven on March 6, 2015. My darling Charles, spouse and dearest friend, died of the cancer that stole his life here on earth after four months on hospice care. I will miss him so much. But before he … Continue reading →
I remember years ago listening to the late Christian radio talk show host, Rich Buhler. He impressed me with something he said that has come back to me again and again. I may not quote him accurately but here’s what I recall. “Most of us have never cried all … Continue reading →