One step
One step, I reminded my visitors, one step down, one step up. The floor is not level all the way …
Tag Archives: death of a child
What’s in a Number?
1 day-long writing workshop that brought us together. 13 bereaved mothers seeking a way to write ourselves to wholeness. 14 …
A Scarf Collection
I’ve never considered myself a “collector” as such. When I think of that term, I picture someone with boxes of …
Acrostic on “the unimaginable,” a refrain from the Hamilton song, “It’s Quiet Uptown”
Preparing for a meeting later today with one of my bereaved mother groups, I found a piece of writing from our session …
This New Year!
I am grateful to be starting this new year with virtually a clean slate. That is especially nice because 2016 …
Lightly
I look for light–especially in this season. And though the darkness can seem oppressive, I am grateful—even joyful—for the cracks in …
Home
I might never leave home again. Seriously, three weeks into our return – after being displaced by a horrific …
Telling the Whole Story
[The back porch is what I loved about the house on first visit. In the few weeks we were living …
“Numinous: having a mysterious, holy, or spiritual quality”
The above word and its definition was a prompt from today’s hospital writing workshop. I thought of our last retreat, when …
The visible and the in-
The prompt “The visible and the in-” by Marge Piercy makes me think of the notes I wrote in January in …
More of Rebecca’s shoes
The topic of Rebecca’s shoes came up in my earliest writings after she died. I was actually surprised by how sacred …
My Funny Valentine
It’s hard to believe that tomorrow marks the twenty first anniversary of our daughter’s passing. Caroline E brought much joy …
Now you’re cooking!
When our son and daughter opened the Christmas package that held their new electronic keyboard back in December 1989, there …
China Doll
At a recent writing retreat, we were all provided with a section of the poem “My Life Was the Size …
Happy Birthday
Last night we celebrated my daughter’s 37th birthday. I made a cake the day before, an applesauce cake with caramel …
Mother’s Day Reflections
I have some great memories of special Mother’s Day gifts from all my children, and being the pack rat that …
Random thoughts on a road trip…
I like to drive. It’s a good thing, too, because where my husband and I choose to live and where …
What’s in a Backpack?
A blue rain poncho, neatly folded into a triangle with one corner tucked in to create its own envelope. A mess kit …
What I Learned From my Mother
I’ve been thinking about my mother a lot lately, especially in the last six months—since I became a grandmother. My …
More on Of Time and the River and October
Today is the birthday of Thomas Wolfe, born in 1900 on this date. And it’s the birthday of a dear friend, …
Farther Along 