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Saying Goodbye

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When someone you love is preparing to leave this world, life feels a little funny. Actually, a lot funny. I've been in that funny place for a couple of weeks now and it has made me more acutely aware of what really matters and, on the flip side, what doesn't really matter. It has also made me realize how precious life is. It seems so painfully obvious, but incredibly easy to take for granted. The sun rises and sets each day. Every day we wake up and take our breaths. Our hearts beat. We ... Read More about Saying Goodbye

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Tragedy and Grief

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Last week was hard. Really hard. On Monday, my husband and I received a text from our daughter letting us know the brother of one of her closest friends had passed away. He was just 12 years young. Shocked. Devastated. Broken-hearted. We reached out to her and told her we loved her. We were sorry. And there for her. How can this be? Do you want to come home? What do you need? Do you want us to come there? These are some of the things we asked. She had never been to a real ... Read More about Tragedy and Grief

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To My Friend Who Would Rather Not Do Christmas This Holiday Season

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To my friend who would rather not do Christmas this holiday season, I want you to know I see you. I may not know what it's like to walk in your shoes. I can't understand the grief you are feeling right now. But my heart hurts for you.  Are the lights, the sounds and the smells all painful reminders of what is missing? Do they take you to place in your mind where you wish you could go? Instead of seeing what is before you, do you see what is no longer?  To my friend who has ... Read More about To My Friend Who Would Rather Not Do Christmas This Holiday Season

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“Oh Shoot”

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Yesterday evening, I received a phone call that made me fall to my knees and cry. ?I knew this call would come. ?That wasn't the surprise. I guess I just hadn't expected to receive the call?so soon. And even if I had expected that my phone would ring at that exact hour, my reaction would have been the same. ?Longing. ?Longing for more. One more hug. ?One more kiss. ?One more I love you. Just one more. But that one more would never be enough. ?Because when we love someone, we don't ... Read More about “Oh Shoot”

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We Are Living in History

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We are living in history. Future generations will learn about this time.We will tell our stories. And our children will tell theirs.  Images of people in masks and of social distant gatherings will become symbols of these days.  We will talk about when the world stopped. When suddenly families who had been running from here ... Read More about We Are Living in History

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