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Please Don’t Call Me Honey
I am settling in to settling in. I am finally figuring out who I am as an individual. I like having my own space, yet last week, I cried sorrowfully just wanting him back. I am thankful to come home at the end of a busy day and am glad I had a busy day.…
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HOME ALONE
I am finally back home and not without an additional asset. I have a brand new hip. Body parts, being scarce for people my age, make me feel so entitled. My surgeon said the cap is pink…ok, thats exciting, I said and like who will ever know. Oh well I cannot tell you how wonderful…
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It Only Seems Like Yesterday
Have three years gone by already? Seems like yesterday and forever ago, all at the same time. Talking to others who are on this journey, we all seem to agree with that statement. Remembering when paperwork smothered your breathing and drowned your waking moments. Did you wonder what you would cook, how much to cook,…
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Leaving A Sweet Smell Behind You
I am hearing daily in the news lately these words; leaving a legacy. I’m reminded of something a mentor once told me …always be kind and leave a sweet smell behind you. There is a huge difference in someone saying “oh wow, here she comes” and Oh my Lord here she comes”. Before we got…
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IT ONLY HURTS WHEN I BREATHE
He had been home from the hospital two days. That morning he requested a shower. He was barely able to move on his own and our sweet Son Christopher, who had been unable to see his Dad in the hospital, (due to being in the middle of the Covid hoax). Now that he was home…
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The DAY Super Woman Died
Our facade dictates our behavior and the way we perceive ourselves. Most of us live our lives in one of two modes…serve or be served, wait till later or do it now. In my era, women always worked, some in the home, some outside the home and the latter had two jobs because she still…
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A New Year A New View
Three years ago, on January 3, My husband of 50 years had a stroke. 56 days later, he left me to be with Jesus. This is a tale of my journey, one I would never recommend to anyone. Nobody is prepared for the aftermath of hurt, no matter who you are. There is no way…