Why It’s Important to Practice Water Safety
A toddler died in the water behind my apartment. I didn’t know him and yet I can’t stop grieving. This holiday weekend a family is torn apart. My heart breaks for them. Keeping your child safe is why it’s important to practice water safety. My view...
Why We Laughed all the way to Maine
I’ve written about my mother a lot but one of the biggest impacts on my life was my sister Joanne or Joni as we called her. She was 15 when I was born and she was my second mother. I loved my sister, she was smart and had a strong voice with which she...
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Now that it’s November, is it too early for Christmas music? Last year, I think everyone started Christmas in October as a desperate attempt to make 2020 go away so they could reset in 2021. Do you hear what I hear or is that just me playing Christmas music?...
Words For a Dying Loved One
I’ve been feeling ambivalent about my posts again. I have ideas that I love at first and then when it comes to writing them, I just don’t “feel” them at the moment. To combat that feeling, I started looking through my search terms and saw that...
Did You Know It’s Aunt and Uncle Day?
I’ve written a lot about my mother and sometimes about my sister Joni but today is different. Did you know it’s Aunt and Uncle Day? Everyone might say they had the best Aunts and Uncles, but I know I did. We had a close-knit family with families living...
Yes, I Still Miss Her
It snuck up on me. I didn’t realize what day it was until I looked at my alarm. It’s the 23rd of February. My sister would have been 74 years old today. Sadly, she died when she was 68. Some days it’s ok. Other days, it’s hard. Yes, I still...
Be Thankful for What You Have
Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more.If you concentrate on what you don’t have,you will never, ever have enough.Oprah Winfrey I was originally going to post a different kind of post. Maybe one with all the Black Friday or Cyber Monday...
Memories of July 4th Picnics
You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the...
What to Say When Your Sister is Dying
I wish I could comfort you. I see you’re coming to my blog because you are searching for phrases like, “When your sister is dying,” and “Help with words for my dying sister.” You’re here because you saw that I wrote about my sister...
