By Patti Dansereau — Nov 3, 2015 12:50am Yesterday was the Feast of All Saints and late last night I received a beautiful short email from Paul: As we were just finishing evening prayer it came to me, I guess today is the day we celebrate Bernadette huh? Feast of All Saints. As difficult asContinue reading “Feast of All Saints”
Category Archives: Bernadette
The Record Keeper in Me
By Patti Dansereau — Oct 30, 2015 12:54pm For the past few weeks we’ve been having the main floor painted so all our pictures and calendars are off the walls, the furniture is in the middle of the rooms, and the dining room table is covered with the family crucifix, years worth of dried palms, knick knacks,Continue reading “The Record Keeper in Me”
Thanksgiving weekends . . . . mixed emotions.
By Patti Dansereau — Oct 12, 2015 5:50pm In our family Thanksgiving weekend marks a few special occasions that we always remember. Twenty-five years ago Paul was baptised on Thanksgiving weekend, during the Sunday liturgy. Two years ago Paul and Christiana were married Thanksgiving weekend, on the Saturday. Both those events were occasions of great joy. Now it alsoContinue reading “Thanksgiving weekends . . . . mixed emotions.”
Looking into the eyes of Jesus
By Patti Dansereau — Oct 3, 2015 2:51am Tuesday marked eight months since Bernadette went to heaven. It will never cease to amaze me how time can tick by at a snail’s pace and yet as fast as the speed of light. The last few weeks I’ve been struggling with the memories of ‘this time last year’. Remembering how Catherine andContinue reading “Looking into the eyes of Jesus”
A Stone and a Story
By Patti Dansereau — Aug 7, 2015 3:38am A Stone: It will be the 7th in less than ten minutes so I can honestly use the term ‘today” because by the time I’m done writing this entry it will be ‘today’ – the 7th. Today is the six month anniversary of Bernadette being laid to rest inContinue reading “A Stone and a Story”
The New Normal?
By Patti Dansereau — Aug 5, 2015 3:19am Ever since a lady asked me once if we’d settled into our ‘new normal’, that phrase has irritated my brain like a rock in my shoe. I’ve looked for that ‘new normal’ over the last six months and haven’t seen any sign of it yet that I’mContinue reading “The New Normal?”
Six months already!
By Patti Dansereau — Jul 30, 2015 3:45am From all the reading I’ve done over the last six months to do with grieving, the one thing that doesn’t seem to stick in my head is the warning about memory problems. I don’t know why it still surprises me that I forget so many things. YesterdayContinue reading “Six months already!”
Hindsight is 20/20
By Patti Dansereau — Jul 24, 2015 12:23pm I’ve heard the expression hindsight is 20/20 but it wasn’t until yesterday that I truly understood the saying. It hit me when Marc and I were talking about Bernadette’s illness and how I can’t seem to let go of the idea that I should have done somethingContinue reading “Hindsight is 20/20”
Another stick!
By Patti Dansereau — Jul 3, 2015 2:19am From everything I’ve read in different books or articles about grieving and getting through the ‘special days’, Canada Day is not generally mentioned – if at all – but for us yesterday was a tough day. Catherine and Bernadette had shared on more than one occasion that CanadaContinue reading “Another stick!”
Emotionally difficult days…..
By Patti Dansereau — Jun 25, 2015 3:02am Saturday was a rather usual then unusual day for us. Marc was at the beach early making a sandcastle, Zoe was up really early for Zoe, Catherine woke up not feeling all that great and I was fighting a brutal headache all day. An early night was called for butContinue reading “Emotionally difficult days…..”
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