Tag: grief

• my youngest boy Tom is Jan 16 magic

  This is the 13th day of finding a little magic in January. My youngest child and only child now is the most important January magic ….

  Donna

  January 16, 2023

  children, heal, January magic, podcast

  a little magic each day in January, art, artistic expressions, good things, grateful, grief, healing, my grief, my son, my son Tommy, podcasts, relationships, spirit, Tommy, TommysPuppetLab

• January 15th day of honouring + a magical quote

  This is the 12th day of finding magic in January. This quote about loss is a little magic for me each time I read it on this day. Every moment that’s ever been, or ever will be, is gone the instant it’s begun. So life IS loss. And the secret of happiness is to learn…

  Donna

  January 15, 2023

  about me, books read, children, fun, grief, heal, January magic, parents

  Graham, Graham in 1987, grief, honouring January 15th pictures, January is a difficult month, January magic, quote from What Happy People Know, What Happy People Know

• thankful memories in place of grief

  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…

  Donna

  October 10, 2021

  about me, heal, parents, what is bugging you

  great memories like a movie, grief, memories, mom passing away, musing, photos of my mom

• 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…

  Donna

  January 8, 2021

  children, heal, horse

  anniversary date of the passing of a loved one, death, Graham, grief, loss of a son, Marianne Williamson on loss, my son, otis, reflection, relief its over

• small family bold hearts

  Had to post the dynamics of our Christmas tree family pictures this 2020 season. Marriage, loss, gratitude, love is all wrapped up in these pictures. My husband, and youngest son and I lost a loved one in 2004. We have worked hard to keep on, keeping on. My eldest son ended his own life at…

  Donna

  December 25, 2020

  about me, heal

  Christmas Tree photos 2020, eldson son, family photo, gratitude, grief, keeping on, little family, loss, loss of loved one, practicing resliency, resilient, small family, suicide

• blogging is not a thing anymore?

  

  I know that blogging is a thing and it is a thing that I keep learning more about so that I can evolve with the social media speed of connecting and communication.

  Donna

  October 5, 2020

  about me, heal

  grief, I like my blog, is blogging no longer a thing, keep your blog, Let's talk – my turn, Mother's Day and Loss, podcasts, sharing on a blog, social media trends, twitter, vulnerable posts on a blog, writing about grief, youtubers

• grief and a dream

  

  I was surprised when a write up on grief popped up on my screen. It was posted on my PinInterest page under Adversity 2 years ago. I wrote this post! I read it again and it surprised me how timely it was and I sometimes get so amazed of how I write about my grief.…

  Donna

  July 29, 2020

  about me, heal, horse

  comforting grief gift, Graham, grief, grief blanket, grief dreams, grief quilt, grief robe, mind the grief message here, my grief, seeing a loved one who passed on, video on grief

• My Art (therapy)

  The journey of the past 15 years of grief and moving to a new city I needed to find a get-away or release. I wouldn’t put my art into a show or sell it. It can tell a story of the stages I have been at because my art is just manifestations. Which means? I…

  Donna

  September 13, 2019

  about me, heal

  art, art easel, artistic expressions, draw, grief, paint, release, sketchpaper, therapy, watercolour

• My Heart Says

  I miss this young man. This is my eldest son who passed on 15 years ago. He has his little cousin in the saddle with him on his horse Rocky. Grief always keeps my son alive. Grief always has a future. I know grief has readjusted everything . God gave us memories with visuals, like…

  Donna

  July 20, 2019

  about me, heal

  grief, heart says, horse, memories, my grief, my son, passed on, Rocky