This year Christmas time may not be as joyful as in past years.  Life has been different and gatherings with family and friends have a different look than in previous years. There are moments in our lives, like today – when we remember exactly what we were doing years ago, just as though it happened…

Memorial Day is always a reminder for me of loved ones. It was this very weekend 17 years ago – on May 23, that my son made a choice to allow his body to give up his human vessel.  I called him King – a family name.  He was smart, kind, loving – my sister…

It’s Easter – a holiday that sometimes can be sad for those of us who have experienced loss in our life. Today I invite you to be in the present and enjoy the day – take time to breathe, to go outside and smell the roses or the flowers that are starting to bloom.  Look…

I have been watching the news much more than I used to watch, which was NEVER, and the statistics about the number of people dying from the coronavirus are everywhere.  Death is in our news and on our minds.  Fear seems to be everywhere. Many people are experiencing death first hand, and those who are…

This blog has been in the making for a couple years and I guess never come to the top of my to-do list.  With the Stay-at-Home orders in Louisiana, a friend of mine encouraged me to start it.  I have dealt with a lot of loss and grief in my life and counseled people for…