Some weeks are just hard. This week I am pulled in several different directions for volunteer projects I’m involved with. All beautiful, wonderful things, but things that require a lot of busy work and last minute fire extinguishing. It’s the anniversary week of my dad’s death followed seven days later by his birthday. Never aContinue reading “When You Have to Take a Step Back”
Category Archives: Grief
Write What You Know
This week is a tough one in my world. My father passed away unexpectedly on October 2, 2018. Exactly one week before his 70th birthday on October 9th. Each year, we get to relive that awful, horrible week. Even if we make it through the first anniversary day relatively unscathed (which I have yet toContinue reading “Write What You Know”
Creative Growth
I pass this tree on my trail walks. I am not sure when I first noticed the tree, but I know since my dad died in 2018, I haven’t missed it. It’s like I’m compelled to take a moment and acknowledge the tree’s presence on the trail. Its struggle to keep growing a little offContinue reading “Creative Growth”
Thoughts on Grief
My father died two years ago today. I look back and those first months are hazy. Heavy. I feel them pressing down on me again if I dip my toe into that memory. My family in shock. The trauma deep. My grief absolute. I used to think grief was a tunnel. A period of darknessContinue reading “Thoughts on Grief”