Sweet and Savory
I realize I can't continue to mourn every moment in life or I'd be sad all the time. But sometimes, I think it's ok to be introspective and think about fleeting moments. The sweet and savory moments in life.
Profound Loss…..to Beloved Memories
January. The days were dark that January of 2006 and January of 2010. The day when I said final goodbyes to Bill Rudberg and four years later, Blair Graybill. There were difficult memories of those days, but since that time, I worked through my grief and came out on the other side. Today, I'd like [...]
Be Still and Know…
.... write down promises with your name or a loved one's name.....
Three Thanksgivings
There are many Thanksgivings I could write about, but I'm going to focus on three. Each one very precious. One..... The first Thanksgiving I'm recalling took place thirteen years ago on November 25, 2005 in a hospital room in Portland, Oregon. It was a quiet one with my first husband, Bill Rudberg. He was very ill [...]
He Is Our Strength
I'm so glad I can put my trust in the God who not only made everything, He is everything. And He cares about me!
When The “Drugs” Wear Off–Valentine Thoughts
He popped the question and I said yes.......we were on the drugs of love. Why don't we just get moving? I asked myself. Then chastised that voice. What's wrong with me? God made him that way. He feels more comfortable if he knows what's next. I realized something had changed in my thought process. I [...]
Lessons in Contentment
I'm sitting here in a recliner with my feet propped up at or above my heart. I had some minor toe (hammertoe, if you are curious) surgery on each foot yesterday. I had instructions to keep both feet up above my heart for two days, then hip level for two days, and then I'm free [...]
Profound Loss to Precious Memories
I recalled something I'd learned in my grief class about loss—and memories. They told us our profound loss would one day become precious memories.
A Rose for Mama
I think about my own mother at least once a day. She was a good one. She was wise, intelligent, talented, loving, and beautiful too. I was proud of her. She wasn’t perfect but she was a very good mom.
Mary’s Lamb
We share the same mother tongue, but often we had a hard time understanding each other. We’ve traveled a lot this year. We began by visiting some of the oldest sites in the world: Jerusalem, Israel, and Turkey, where they consider a new building is something that was built in the 1800’s. We totaled 6,000 [...]