And so begins a series of “firsts” in the grieving process. Today is Ron’s birthday – the first since his death on March 11th (my birthday). I am teary. Not surprising. At first I was tempted to give in, to begin this day filled with reflection on my loss. However, Facebook popped up a “year-iago-todayContinue reading “Firsts”
Category Archives: after caregiving
What are you waiting for?
June 3,, 1966 – almost 50 years since I graduated from high school. Next year I’ll have to decide whether I go to a reunion, assuming someone still living in the area will make the plans for that celebration to occur. But this year I can just wax nostalgic. No pressure. Unlike 50 years agoContinue reading “What are you waiting for?”
Holy Saturday
Everything is made more meaningful in this world by pause. Think of it. Mark Twain wrote a whole essay about the importance of the pause in story telling. And then he practiced it in his writing. We use the phrase “great comic timing” to praise a comedian who puts in an effective pause at justContinue reading “Holy Saturday”
In it for the Long Run 