Category Archives: Grief

Thank you, Virginia!

Tuesday night I was visiting with Michelle and Virginia and Virginia was sharing an experience she had with her brother-in-law which she later wrote out for me and gave me permission to write here.   It went like this: The conversation was about my brother-in-law being so sad and regretful about how he treated my sister, his wife andContinue reading “Thank you, Virginia!”

Zoe is a sweetheart too!

Last week our parish had a mission given by Bob and Joan called:  The Eucharist Unfolding the Mercy of God. If someone were to ask me what it was about this would be my short answer: Sunday:  Receive God’s mercy and blessing. Monday:  Give thanks for God’s mercy and blessing. Tuesday:  Trusting your brokenness to God’s mercy and blessing.Continue reading “Zoe is a sweetheart too!”

Climbing the clouds.

I keep thinking about last Thursday because it was such a breath of fresh air and a sign of hope.  It was the last Thursday of the month which meant the opportunity to attend a Compassionate Friends meeting in Vernon.  Marc and I briefly considered going but decided not to for four reasons: It was theContinue reading “Climbing the clouds.”

Auto-emotional disorder

According to a few Google searches, the definition for an autoimmune disease/disorder is:  When the body’s immune system attacks and destroys healthy body tissue by mistake.  Some sites said that the immune system doesn’t distinguish between healthy tissue and harmful substances. Each autoimmune disorder/disease has its own symptoms but some of the more common ones are: Continue reading “Auto-emotional disorder”

Catherine is a Sweetheart!

Some days there is just no winning – ‘damned if you do and damned if you don’t’. Last weekend we had a house full of family and at dinner Sunday night after grace Marc’s brother added a prayer of blessing for everyone who was not present at the table (no doubt the first person on his heartContinue reading “Catherine is a Sweetheart!”

Struggling for Clarity

There have been quite a few people who have asked me if writing has helped with the grieving process and without hesitation I’ve said yes.  It doesn’t take the pain away by any means, but it helps bring some clarity to the turmoil and assures me I’m not going crazy. Like any endeavor though, it has had itsContinue reading “Struggling for Clarity”

God’s way is not our way!

I know I’ve written about this before, the idea that God won’t allow anything bad to happen where He won’t bring about a greater good; only before I wrote about it in the context of my struggle to imagine that a ‘greater good’ could ever come from losing Bernadette.   I honestly do not believe thatContinue reading “God’s way is not our way!”

Two Answers to nagging questions…..

Marc has a favorite saying:  When the student is ready the teacher appears.  Over the years I’ve discovered that his saying can be experienced in different ways.  Only when we start asking the questions do we recognize the answers or we suddenly recognize an explanation/answer because we’ve now lived the experience.    Sometimes it can mean that onlyContinue reading “Two Answers to nagging questions…..”

Grief Diaries clarification

One of the things Marc says he loves the most about me (which is ironic because it’s one of the things I like least) is my enthusiasm.  He loves my honesty too.  A priest friend once told me I shared a quality with St. Peter – act first, think later.  AKA:  open mouth, insert foot all the way to theContinue reading “Grief Diaries clarification”