“And once the storm is over you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person that walked in.” —Author Unknown Can I ask you Continue Reading

“It isn’t true that everyone should follow one path. Listen to your own truth”. ~ Ram Dass As I shared with you last week about choices, whether to go it alone or to share is another area of life that we get to decide in every moment. And that is how it is with grieving. For the most part grieving Continue Reading

“When you make a choice, you change the future.” ― Deepak Chopra There is always a choice to be made at any given moment. Even to make no choice is a choice. No matter what, choices dictate who we are and what we will become in this life. So to coin an old saying, “choose wisely” seems not only Continue Reading

“You know that nothing will change but you still keep on waiting” ~ Author Unknown I can’t stand feeling helpless. And my life these days is all about feeling helpless. There is absolutely nothing I can do to change the journey that my Mom is going through. Nothing. I hate that. I hate that I can’t Continue Reading

“There are wounds that never show up on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds”—Laurel K. Hamilton, Mistral’s Kiss These last few weeks I’ve been sharing with you about clearing away the clutter, noticing that grief does change, allowing others to help and reminding Continue Reading

“When someone is going through a storm, your silent presence is more powerful than a million empty words ― Lessons Learned in Life Presence is enough and your presence is always enough. This lesson continues to be reinforced for me, now more than ever as my family and I continue care giving for our Continue Reading

“Give me the discipline to get rid of the stuff that's not important, the freedom to savor the stuff that gives me joy, and the patience not to worry about the stuff that's messy but not hurting anybody.” ― Vinita Hampton Wright, Simple Acts of Moving Forward: A Little Book About Getting Unstuck I Continue Reading

“Grief left alone remains the same. Grief mixed with love and memories allows hope to enter”― The Grief Toolbox Last weekend was absolutely gorgeous. What a treat to finally see the sun shining and the temperature warm up. And with this beautiful weather came spring cleaning. And when it began, for Continue Reading

“Sharing tales of those we've lost is how we keep from really losing them.” —Mitch Albom, For One More Day March 30th will always be a defining moment in my life. Three years ago today, my family and I said goodbye to my Dad, Jack McCann. It is a day for all of us that will never be forgotten and Continue Reading

“With every year that I grow older, I also draw closer to (my loved ones) to the day when we will once again be together. So I march through the deepening shadows, serene and unafraid, because I know that at the end of my journey they will be waiting for me.” —Tess Gerritsen, The Silent Girl Do you Continue Reading