Today I was looking for inspiration. For the past few weeks, I have been assisting my friend T.E. in creating a roadside memorial to commemorate the 1yr passing of her husband S.M. – a great friend and a mentor. Also the circumstances of life are not great right now and I was feeling a bit […]
I have always been uncertain what to say to console someone who has lost a loved one. What can I say – what can I do that would actually make a difference for them? I can’t say that I know what they are going thru – because I really don’t know. I feel saying “I’m […]
It’s amazing how a simple phrase can change my day, my life AND my world. “I think, therefore I am” – Rene Descartes Lately the circumstance of the world is what everybody is talking about. The financial crisis is affecting millions, including me. What everybody is dwelling on is the fear of the unknown. But […]
So here we are 10 months since Baby Grace passed away & I am wanting to complete the roadside memorial in time for the 1yr anniversary. I allowed a “no” (OR should I say a lack of a “yes”) to stop me from doing what I said I would do. See back in Dec, 2006, […]
I would like to share with you what I’ve been feeling now that my mother has passed away. I have had the story that I need to be ‘strong’ for my family. It’s been many years that I have not allowed myself to freely show fear, joy, anger, excitement, disappointment, grief – forget being vulnerable! […]
“Peace I leave you, My peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid”. John 14:27 This was my mother’s possibility for the world. After she quoted these words last Saturday, I saw her world transform. People came […]
Today I received a text message from a friend of mine. She needed some information from me and i’m dealing with my mother’s passing in Hospice, I have been unavailable for her a few days. She wrote “Big Love to you and your family. Hesitating to intrude, but can we talk…” Wow this left me […]
So regarding my promise to David. I promised David that I would get to see his Descanso for Virginia. I am in Florida & the Descanso is in Arizona. The first thought was ” how am I going to get there to see his Descanso?” So I figured I can ask somebody there to do […]
Tonite an email arrived that pulled at all my emotions. It reads :: “Señor, I have maintained my daughter’s roadside marker for 14 years now. I will soon be gone as well. It was important for me, in the waning years of my life, to be able to speak with her at the place she […]
There has been this story in the newspapers that is still gnawing at me. On Nov 20, a baby girl, named Baby Grace by investigators, was found in a construction dumpster – umbilical cord still attached. The first thing I thought was “how can anyone just dump a baby like a pile of trash?” But […]
