Today is the seventh anniversary of my mother’s death. Photo by Ylanite Koppens on Pexels.com The week comes, as it always does, with a physical heaviness that just makes me tired. I want to lie down more than usual. I’m not emotional, per se, just…tired. The past year has been spent in pandemic and thought.ContinueContinue reading “7 Years”
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Sunday Meditation: “Supermarket Flowers” (Ed Sheeran)
HallelujahYou were an angel in the shape of my mumYou got to see the person I have becomeSpread your wings and I knowThat when God took you back he said HallelujahYou’re home-Ed Sheeran, “Supermarket Flowers” Ed Sheeran wrote “Supermarket Flowers” following the death of his grandmother. The song, written in the first person, reflects theContinueContinue reading “Sunday Meditation: “Supermarket Flowers” (Ed Sheeran)”
Six Years and Counting…
What have I reflected on as I come to end of year six? This is my grief six years in.
Monday Meditation: A Time for Reflection
“It is only by reflecting on the past that one can create a better future.”-Rithy Panh This is the last week of the 2020. What a year it has been. Many people suffered losses this year. On average fifty-six million people die a year (according to the World Death Clock). That leaves a lot ofContinueContinue reading “Monday Meditation: A Time for Reflection”
Christmastime 2019
A couple of weeks ago, I was walking through Trader Joe’s doing the weekly shop. My baby girl was sleepily bouncing along in her Baby Bjorn as I strolled the aisles. It was just after Thanksgiving and about two weeks before Christmas. Holiday items were out for sale and I was just beginning to thinkContinueContinue reading “Christmastime 2019”
Monday Meditation: Christmas Season
‘Tis the season for reflection, not just rejoicing.