Tag Archives: Grief

Nothing Prepared Me For This

Posted on August 7, 2020 by AECRM

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 →

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Tears in Church

Posted on August 4, 2020 by AECRM

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 →

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Wisdom From My Elders

Posted on July 14, 2020 by AECRM

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 →

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A Pounce of Cats, part 2

Posted on July 7, 2020 by AECRM

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 →

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A Pounce Of Cats

Posted on July 3, 2020 by AECRM

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 →

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A Riptide of Grief

Posted on June 30, 2020 by AECRM

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 →

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The Color of Grief

Posted on June 26, 2020 by AECRM

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 →

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Courage in the Public Square

Posted on June 5, 2020 by AECRM

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 →

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A Visitor

Posted on May 29, 2020 by AECRM

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 →

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A Short Fuse

Posted on May 26, 2020 by AECRM

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 →

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