The Daily Reminder

Like every other morning I wake up today and for a brief moment in the newness of the day, all seems well.  Then the realization hits again as the fog of my mind clears: the silence, the empty space in bed next to me - I did not wake up next to you and feel the heaviness of an arm draped over me, or our legs intertwined.

Third Trip Around the Sun

The third trip around the sun without Shannon is just about complete.  I have been warned that Septembers will always be difficult.  It is something for which I really don’t require reminding or a warning.  This year, I am determined to do what I can to fight it as much as possible.  I am just as determined, once it is inevitable, to accept defeat to grief as graciously as p

Learning to Survive

Looking back to how life was before Tim lost his fight, I see that, in it's own way, it was good. I had both my kids who had kids of their own. Times could be hard, but we always made it through. I look back and see now, what I didn't see then. We all have blinders on to the absolute suffering of others.