Tough Stuff
November 20, 2013
August 2, 2000 – We all have dates that changed our lives. This is mine. My mother, brother, and I were pulling in the driveway from […]
October 22, 2013
Saying Goodbye to “Amber, Pamber, Peaches, Pumpkin, Pie” & 5 Ways to Pay Tribute to Your Beloved Pet
I call my friend Betty my “California Mom”. We met over seven years ago serving together at church. One of many reasons we bonded immediately is […]
October 1, 2013
Imagine for a moment that you are a professional strike artist. A master of the body shot, and a prolific producer of the “right hook”. You’re […]
September 25, 2013
September 11, 2013
I was just in high school when 9/11 happened. Just a naive 15-year-old. I saw the second plane hit, I ran back to tell my mom […]
August 14, 2013
I recently attended a service where the officiant said, “funerals aren’t for the person who died, they are for the living.” I initially disliked this idea, […]
August 7, 2013
I have been in spring-cleaning mode all the way through summer. After my mom died four years ago, our family kept our house like a museum. […]
May 15, 2013
On Tuesday morning all I knew was that I was setting up an O’Connor table at the Heartland Hospice event that we were co-hosting. I got […]
May 9, 2013
Mother’s Day. Perhaps at one time, maybe just last year, this was a day full of flowers, hugs, laughter & good food. It’s astonishing what a […]