Holidays can hit hard for those dealing with losing a loved one. This year seems to be even more challenging with all that’s happening with the pandemic. I woke up thinking this morning about what I can do to keep my spirits up. There is a commercial on TV right now that uses the […]
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I watched a little television special with holiday songs last night, and it brought back many memories. I started putting specific memories with songs, and it wove a lovely tapestry for me of Christmas throughout my life. My first memory of a Christmas song was of Daddy singing “All I want for Christmas is my […]
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When I heard my sister was in an ambulance again, I knew that she was dying. Even though she had health challenges for years, I didn’t want to be without her. And my knowing was true. She passed Monday. Then more grief piled on through the rest of Thanksgiving week: a family member died in […]
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Monday morning my niece called to tell me that an ambulance was taking my sister to the hospital. I knew immediately that this was it for her. She’s had health challenges over the years, but up until Monday Morning, I hadn’t felt it was her time yet. Now it was. I wasn’t surprised when my […]
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This week I share with you the beautiful forward Michael Bernard Beckwith wrote for my book Loving and Living Your Way Through Grief: A Comprehensive Guide to Reclaiming and Cultivating Joy and Carrying On in the Face of Loss. The release date for the book is January 19, 2021, and it is available now for […]
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What do you think of when you hear the word service? In the small town I lived in growing up, Veterans day was the biggest holiday of the year and was celebrated with different events all week long. This was all done to honor and respect people in “the service,” those who served our country […]
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Ohana is the Hawaiian word for family, and it means so much more. We refer to our Ohana as our chosen family, too. My son is my only blood family member who lives on Maui, but I am surrounded by chosen family members. Our feelings go deep. We truly support each other through life. My […]
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I was grieving when someone told me about the importance of gratitude. My reaction was, “Ya, right. What do I have to be thankful for since my husband died, and I am all alone?” I did think about it though. Maybe there was something there? I admit I had been pretty self-centered, feeling sorry for […]
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I woke up this morning feeling so good, and It made me think. We all notice when we don’t feel good, and then we spend time and energy dealing with that. But I was thinking instead this morning of how wonderful it is to just feel good. I started looking at what was different in […]
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What unusual times we are living in right now. I never dreamed that our country would experience the type of hate, disrespect, and violence we are now. Some days I feel overwhelmed by yet one more outlandish act that has occurred. But as soon as I start to think that direction, I remember the commitment […]
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