Hot Tea Honey – A Ritual with My Children
Walking through the daze of grief after my mom died of lung cancer at age 65, felt like slogging through…
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Walking through the daze of grief after my mom died of lung cancer at age 65, felt like slogging through…
Continue ReadingCurren's Story: (Re-posted with permission from Heaven Has A Hero: Curren Collas) Written By: Jackie Collas Photo from: In Memory of Curren Collas, My Little Blue Eyed Hero (Facebook Page)…
Continue ReadingMy eyes opened slowly and gently as rays from the sun peaked through the curtains and fell on my pillow.…
Continue ReadingThis was it. The moment I was dreading. The end. As I lay there in his hospital bed, holding him,…
Continue ReadingI can remember the day after my son Tyler’s accident very well. It was 7:30 AM and the first car…
Continue ReadingA year ago. It seems like a lifetime and only a day's passing in so many ways. But a year…
Continue ReadingI grew up with a farmer’s mentality when it came to animals. We had some pets but they lived outside.…
Continue ReadingMy father's death has made me a hoarder. Maybe more of a pack rat. No a hoarder. I've become a…
Continue ReadingAs I was scrolling through my Facebook news feed today, I noticed several posts of friends celebrating their anniversaries -…
Continue ReadingTo the father that I overheard talking with his daughter on the beach… I tried not to listen. I promise I…
Continue ReadingMan, I wish the time we had together would have lasted longer. It was only two years we shared before…
Continue ReadingI just wanted to eat the dark chocolate truffle and enjoy my glass of red wine in peace. And then…
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