Tag Archives: Take time to grieve

Three Years Ago

Yesterday was the three year anniversary of the death of my mom.  She was deeply loved by her family and friends and made a  positive impact on the lives of so many!  I had a morning appointment, but decided I would devote the rest of the day to remembering her and the amazing times we […]
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Be thankful for friends

Being with friends has been an important part of healing after my mom passed away.  Friends understand when you have a need to talk and when you just need to hang out, laugh, and watch the most spectacular sunsets over Lake Coeur d’Alene. Being in the mountains in December with these ladies and… on the […]
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1st trip back home

The first trip home to be with family was less than one month after mom had died. I flew on a ticket I had purchased months before her death, a visit that was planned so she and I could just hang out and prepare for my son’s wedding. Instead, I came to be with my siblings […]
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A life crisis

When I started my wellness blogging in the fall of 2015, I posted about connecting with yourself as one piece of living a healthy lifestyle.  Wellness and health truly are multidimensional. You may eat primarily whole foods and be in strong physical shape, but  if you are not in touch with your spirit you are […]
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Hawaii

The week after my mom passed away is still a bit of a blur for me, but I remember well coming back to Seattle and packing for a trip we had planned to Hawaii long before her death.  I will not forget the ache of my broken heart and thinking to myself, how do I […]
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July 2, 2017

I awoke this morning just as the birds started to sing.  Today, July 2, 2017 would have been my mom’s 93rd birthday. I was her lark up at the crack of dawn and she was my night owl just getting busy when the moon came up.  Mom dearly loved the moon and knew exactly what […]
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