Magic lily sightings
Because it rained so hard yesterday, I brought some magic lilies inside this morning, wanting to enjoy them before the rain …
Tag Archives: death of a child
Story and bridges
Our group of bereaved mothers recently got together for a writing retreat the way we have been doing for close to a …
Mother’s Day and Manderley
Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley, or rather, Richmond, VA. It’s where I grew up. My childhood was …
Behind Closed Doors
(My writing in response to a prompt from the workshop I led at UNC Hospitals, 4/15/14) “How many times have …
GROW UP!
I read an MSN online article this morning. It was a list of 25 things every woman should do in …
Mistaken identities
The headline in The New Yorker immediately caught my eye: “A Death in the Database.” The blog post by Amy …
Penelope’s web: The warp and woof of grief
This piece was written at a writing toward healing symposium in Warrenton, Virginia in November 2012. Carol Henderson was leading …
Long Shadows
A few months ago, a New York Times article caught my eye. I clipped and saved it. When I was …
Blessings
Blessings come in small packages (and in sympathy cards). It has been almost 13 years since Katie died. I opened …
Light and dark
“At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has …
Daughters
In response to a prompt of a picture: A little girl at the top of a playground slide….. I’m helping …
What the Heart Cannot Forget
Joyce Sutphen’s poem “What the Heart Cannot Forget” has been weaving itself in and out of my thoughts and memories …
Inside Out, 1998
Mixed media 12×12 As the months passed following Rebecca’s death, I came to a startling awareness that my inside feelings …
Surviving Suicide?
I heard on the news recently that the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention has designated Saturday, November 23 as the …
Grace Church
It’s Halloween night. Time to appease with candy treats the tricksters who appear at my door or look into my …
One Big Family
October 14, 2013 A young man posted this on my Facebook page today, “I only knew Andy for a short …
Minus One
Cohen has carried a copy of our book around for three weeks. I discovered it in a random pocket of …
It’s Not Enough Time
I carried her in my swollen belly for only eight months when my water broke—not enough time for a healthy …
YES, IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU!
I have been to the doctor’s office eight times in twelve days…It started with strep then progressed to my favorite …
Seventeen Years
It’s been seventeen years to the day since my daughter left our house on the way to the West-Reynolds football …
Farther Along 