How am I feeling and doing these past 2 weeks with my mom gone? I slept a lot for 3 days after her death. Then I slept myself out and started to have a flood of great memories; to the point I could not get to sleep for several nights as I could not stop […]
Category: children
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We keep these four in our extended family. They are so fun and interesting as they share their lives and their children with us. We are grateful.
my mom
A mother passing on with 92 years to be proud of She was my mom She was a determined woman She attempted and succeeded at many things that were out of her comfort zone I practice doing the same She parented me well She angered me many times I did not always get along with […]
my life timeline
The rewards now, since I have mostly passed through the raw edges of grief, are not written in-between the time lines I list below and I have left that out. The hearing impairment of our boys and looking after 4 hearing aids and speech therapy for each of them was a skill I spent too […]
Mom Moments
Here is my mother. She is 92 years old now. I have not been able to visit her since August 2020. It is a favourite picture of mine, She used to wear hats quite a bit and her style is always very classy. the best memory for me as a Mom…. My son and I, […]
Reflection and Relief
I lost my son 17 years ago and my good friend lost her son 14 years ago. It is difficult to know what each of us go through. My friend summed it up with this. “The anniversary date of the passing of a loved one, is a day where I reflect , and then I […]
healing must-do’s
I have healing methods for myself that I should of used or known about before 2004. That may not make sense to you but I am a very unfortunate mom who has grieved over my son’s passing back in 2004. If many of you are practicing the difficult process in being a parent; and it […]
10 reasons why I believe in Christmas
This is a list of 10 reasons I believe in Christmas. Do you believe? THE NUMBER ONE REASON IS…….the world becomes brighter; we are not shy about putting up lights outside, on trees, on houses, equipment, and so much more. I love this “lighting up the world” literally 2. magical times and childhood dreams are […]
an interview with a puppet
I had to go to the grocery stores today because there was an emergency in toilet paper supply for my son’s paper mâché puppet you tube channel. His puppets are made with a lot of T.P. and newspaper and cardboard and white glue. He is panicking because he has some more puppets to remake and […]
Making Something
Empowering myself to create my own idea of a dream catcher explores my imagination and for me to explain my enjoyment in the process of crafting something with thread and a circle, some beads and feathers is difficult….so I will show you pictures. I am creating a Valentine dream catcher. Sometimes my dream catchers manifest […]
