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Tag Archives: Grief
Nothing Prepared Me For This
I had a wonderful evening last night with my brother and sister-in-law. They had invited me to join them for dinner. The food was delicious, the view from their patio lovely, the evening weather beautiful, the company perfect. After loitering … Continue reading
Tears in Church
All of my adult life, I have had trouble with crying. When you cry in front of people who do not know you well, it is often alarming to them, and an embarrassment to you. I am writing this on … Continue reading
Wisdom From My Elders
Sometimes when you least expect it, you get sage advice from the unlikeliest places, in this case — from two people dear to me — who have been long dead. My sweet maternal grandmother who died when I was but … Continue reading
A Pounce of Cats, part 2
Or the Tale of Radcliffe Jellylorum In the last post, dedicated to Chuck, Brent, and Shiela, which you can read here: When the River Won’t Flow: A Pounce of Cats, I told the tale of the cats that were members … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Family, Friendship, Life in these times, Marriage, Mental Health
Tagged Children, Grief, Memories, Pets
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A Pounce Of Cats
A reader of my blog suggested that it might help me deal with my grief to get a dog. He suggested that having a dog to take for walks, feed, and care for might help me to focus outside myself … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Family, Friendship, Life in these times, Marriage, Mental Health
Tagged Children, Grief, Memories, Pets
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A Riptide of Grief
Long ago, at Folly Beach in South Carolina, some good times were interrupted by what seemed to me to be an eternity of terror. If you have experience with riptides, you probably know just what I mean. We were in … Continue reading
The Color of Grief
June 24th marked three months since my husband died. I am doing better. The country is divided and embroiled in attacks, mobs, destruction, death, all manner of hateful things. All I seem able to do is try to get through … Continue reading
Courage in the Public Square
Some days I wake up and feel as if I can take on the world. But in point of fact, I am tired, and these days the world is not a forgiving place. If you have an opinion and dare … Continue reading
Posted in Life in these times, Politics
Tagged Argument, Armor, Free speech, Freedom, Grief, Waiting
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A Visitor
Only two times in my life has something so inexplicable happened that I haven’t known what to do with the memory of the event. What I narrate here is one such event. It happened many years ago now, but my … Continue reading
Posted in Heaven, Life in these times
Tagged Blessings, Death, Faith, Forgiveness, God, Grief, Sin
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A Short Fuse
I apologize if I have been rude to you. I lashed out at a friend the other day. I just lost my temper. I have not felt very well put together of late. I seem to have little margin to … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friendship, Life in these times, Mental Health, Politics
Tagged Death, Faith, Forgiveness, Friendship, Grief, Illness, Thoughtfulness, Trial
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