Category: Grief

  • Alone in a Crowded Room

    Alone in a Crowded Room

    I am struggling today.  I knew I would.  As the world goes back to its normal pace, I have to figure out my new normal and I’m just not sure how to do that.  You see, grief is a funny thing.  No two people ever experience grief the exact same…

  • A Tribute to a Legend: A Eulogy

    A Tribute to a Legend: A Eulogy

    I knew I was going to be standing up here speaking today.  I wanted to be the person standing up here speaking.  I neededto be the person standing up here speaking.  But as I sat in front of my computer for hours on end, I had no words.  I couldn’t think of anything…

  • Hurry Up and Wait

    Hurry Up and Wait

    I’ll have been living out of a small suitcase between hotels and a hospital just shy of three weeks.  My life has been some cruel waiting game.  I waited for the hospital to call to say he made it there. Then I waited for them to call me to tell…

  • My Daughter, The Teacher

    My Daughter, The Teacher

    Seven years ago my father passed away. I received a phone call in the middle of my day that forever changed my life – in every way. As I sat in the funeral home and greeted family, friends and strangers, I tried to make sense of what was happening around…