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This year, as September approaches, I am once again facing the two hardest days of the year for me and my family. Our beloved Marley was killed on September 11 when a drunk driver hit our car and only nine days later, on September 20 is her birthday. This will be my...
Last Sunday was Bereaved Mother's Day. For the last few years it didn't matter much to me that there was a day designated to us bereaved mothers. I have always dreaded and been saddened by any version of Mother's Day since losing Marley and I just didn't...
What Does it Mean to Hold the Space? So many of us want to do something to help with COVID-19, the victims of the virus, their families, and communities. There is so much grief. Grief for the life we were all living and now has forever changed. The levels of change...
In an updated version of my last post I thought it might be curious to write a similar letter, one which reflects more accurately how I am doing in these days. The last one was written 40 days after Marley had been killed. Today I am 3 years and 7 months out from...
As so many of us and our fellow humans are experiencing profound grief I am choosing to share an entry from my Darkest Days. I am using this entry to show that what you’re feeling as the griever is normal, overwhelming and valid. I don’t write like this anymore, the...
Must we Pick a Lane? As I browse my newsfeed and email subscriptions there is certainly a common message: be grateful during this difficult time. I agree, being grateful is what gives us hope and stamina to push on through these uncertain and dark times....