Posted August 27, 2022
Don’t look away from the pain. Step into it and find the good. I’ve been thinking about how to write this post for months. Ever since I learned about the death of our beloved Mary Poppins. And I’ve deleted hundreds of words and restarted this about five times just this… Read More »
Categories: Health and Wellness, Life As It Happens, This and That
Posted December 18, 2018
My story is not special. Of this, I have no doubt. There are millions of stories that are more tragic, more heart-rending than mine. But, they aren’t mine. And this one is. It’s a story I’ve told a thousand times, and that’s not an exaggeration. Most days I can look… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted June 2, 2018
Today. Today I stood in a church that was not my own, surrounded by both friends and strangers, unashamedly weeping. A friend of mine unexpectedly lost her sweet 3 month old boy to SIDS this week. When I first heard the news there was silence and shock, followed by tears.… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life
Posted October 25, 2016
This last week has been one that has knocked me to my knees. A good friend, someone who I don’t see as often as I like but enough to keep our relationship real…she lost her mother. Her mother was ill, yet her death was sudden and unexpected. When I read… Read More »
Categories: Life As It Happens, Prairie Life