Quite a while ago, I think it might have been Jean who suggested a book to me: A Path through Loss by Nancy Reeves PhD. I bought it immediately and started reading it, but life distracted me from getting too far. The other day I picked it up again and managed to get through theContinue reading “The Benefits of Writing”
Category Archives: Journey through the loss of Bernadette
Bereaved Parents Month
Aunt Glennis and cousin Lisa are visiting. Aunt Glennis was sharing with us how Bernadette couldn’t say ‘Glennis’ or was it ‘Great-aunt Glennis’ and so she just called her ‘Grandma’s sister.’ Too funny. Zoe on the other hand has no trouble saying Aunt Glennis. In fact, tonight she told Aunt Glennis that she was a very veryContinue reading “Bereaved Parents Month”
Bernadette’s Room
It’s been so long since I wrote a blog entry that I actually feel a little gun shy! And yet there hasn’t been a shortage of things to write about, just not the time or mental energy to do it. In late January, I asked Marc what he thought of the idea of trying toContinue reading “Bernadette’s Room”
Poem for Bernadette!
Yesterday I checked Friday’s mail, and in it I received a letter from a lady in Ottawa who didn’t know us but along with her children were praying for Bernadette. She wrote to me once so I responded and she just responded back, well over a year later. Included in the short letter were four perfectly flatContinue reading “Poem for Bernadette!”
God, our Real Mother
Ten years ago today, March 8th, Bernadette burst into this world at 2:25am with such vigor and enthusiasm that none of us were quite ready, not even the doctor. That evening, I was home in time to tuck Catherine into bed. The next day, Sunday, we were at Mass and a nurse friend tells us that she was working theContinue reading “God, our Real Mother”
Poem from Jerry
Yesterday was Bernadette’s Feast Day. Hard to believe it’s been three years already. Like last year and the year before, I wonder how the time could have gone so fast and yet so slow at the same time. We were blessed with little reminders, texts, emails, phone calls, and hugs from family and friends that wentContinue reading “Poem from Jerry”
Into Safe Hands: A Meditation On Dying for Advent and Christmas (by Ronald Rolheiser)
Bob sent Marc and I this article a week before Christmas. Fr. Rolheiser’s words, wisdom, and imagery have been my constant companion during this Christmas season. Note: Today’s post, by guest contributor Fr. Ronald Rolheiser, is an excerpt from his new book, Bruised and Wounded: Struggling to Understand Suicide. This may seem to be a difficult topic for theContinue reading “Into Safe Hands: A Meditation On Dying for Advent and Christmas (by Ronald Rolheiser)”
Christmas: A time for Hope
I know we can hear something again and again that isn’t new, but that doesn’t mean we still don’t need to hear it again and again and again. I’m so glad God isn’t tired of reminding me. Fr. Mike’s message of hope today was one of those times for me.
Worldwide Candle Lighting in Memory of Our Child
Last Sunday, the 10th, Marc, Catherine, Zoe, and I went to the Worldwide Candle Lighting in Memory of Our Child in Vernon put on by Compassionate Friends. Like the title suggests, it’s done world wide. It’s always on the 2nd Sunday of December and one of the timing goals is to have the room litContinue reading “Worldwide Candle Lighting in Memory of Our Child”
“Renegotiating” our relationship with God.
A couple weeks ago, after a discussion with Marc about supporting one another in times of grief on a parish level, as we’ve had quite a few parishioners who have lost loved ones recently, whether they be parents, spouses, siblings, dear friends, or children, I went online just to see if there was a parish grief supportContinue reading ““Renegotiating” our relationship with God.”
Journey With Jesus Children's Book 