mortality

For Judy

I began to write this post, and, in fact, wrote several paragraphs.  They were sad paragraphs.  A genuine, but truly heart wrenching, sharing about my dear friends (a married couple) who have now had to say goodbye to both of their mothers (both in their very early sixties) in the past two months, the most [...]

A Difficult Glimpse Into the Future

We spent this past weekend at my Grandparents’ house (which I will probably always call my grandparents’ house, even though my Grandma passed away just over a year ago).  We used the weekend as a time to visit with family, work on staging their house as my Grandpa was finally changing to a realtor who [...]

Using China Plates for Lunch

I’m not always practical, but I think that my practical side tends to come out about household items.  Because of this, when we registered for our wedding about a million years ago, we didn’t register for china or silverware.  We registered for Corelle sets that would have all we needed in one box and sets [...]

My Mom Says I Saved Her Life, But She’ll Appreciate it More Later

It’s hard to imagine right now that exactly two weeks ago, my Mom was fine (or at least we thought she was), and we were gearing up for a week of visiting with my eldest sister and her family.  It’s funny how some of the most life changing things are those that you just completely [...]

A Reflection on my Grandma’s Passing

I’ve been putting off writing about my Grandma’s passing.  Unfortunately, I also don’t feel like I can write anything else until I do it.  So, this may jump around a bit, but I’m going to try to just sit down and sort out some things today, which is exactly two weeks since she passed away.  [...]

My Funeral Reading for My Grandma

I’ve been home for four days now, and I’m having a hard time getting back to writing here. I have been taking care of a lot of other things that I needed to do online, but I’m just having a hard time coming back to write. I think that my biggest problem is that I [...]

The Three Day Trip that Took Ten Days

Ten days ago, I left for a three day trip that I had been planning for a few weeks.  As a matter of fact, it was planned just after we took the trip that I talked about in this post.   I know that I will be back soon to talk more about this, but I [...]

7 Quick Takes: March 26, 2010 (Vol. 35)

~ 1 ~ At the end of last week, I declared to Eric one night at dinner, “I need a PDA.” Then, in my defense, I did follow that up with, “Hang on — did I see need?  I meant I want one.” I went looking around on Amazon that night and saw that one [...]

7 Quick Takes: February 19, 2010 (Vol. 30)

~ 1 ~ The biggest event of the week around our house has been sickness.  Lots and lots of coughing and stuff noses.  Quite frankly, with three of the five of us on antibiotics, I’m getting really tired of it.   As I mused on Facebook the other night, “I think my lungs are trying [...]

Those Moments That Bring Life Into Sharp Focus

It’s easy to let life slip by us, isn’t it?  I know I’m guilty (too guilty) of finding time to play on Facebook or Twitter, but “forgetting” to do an activity that I told the kids I would do.  Or, I grumble when my Mom asks a favor while I think I am too busy [...]

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