As I was driving to my hometown of Kilgore, Texas to help make funeral arrangements for our Mother’s funeral, a sense of calm came over me. I don’t know if it was because I knew what to expect since this was our third funeral to plan. Can this process possibly get easier? It seemed so […]
Grief
Through Our Mother’s Eyes
Last Wednesday afternoon, I got a call from my brother John. I had accidentally left my cell phone on vibrate from a meeting earlier in the day. He had already hung up by the time I answered it. I finished going through the kid’s backpacks and got them started on their homework before I called […]
My Prayer
I have been struggling recently to blog something,anything. I would sit down at my computer but no words would come; nothing seemed appropriate. I attended several funerals last week. My friends have been very heavy on my heart and I just wasn’t in the frame of mind to post something positive or upbeat and […]
Field Trip to the Zoo A Melodrama
I went with one of the twins on her class field trip to the zoo today. I just love field trips. I think I love them so much because it was the only time that our Mom let us have any form of junk food. We could buy one bag of chips for our sandwich […]
My Two Reasons to Live Fearlessly
Yesterday, I had the privilege of speaking to first year medical students enrolled at UT Health Science Center. The topic was about death and dying. The professors wanted the students to experience personal stories after almost a full year of studying textbooks. This isn’t a new program and has been going on for many years. […]
For Liz
My sister died one year ago today. She had a very aggressive form of breast cancer: triple negative. I miss her every single day. The only good thing about cancer is that you can say goodbye. My Daddy died from cancer in 1996 so my family knew all too well what to expect when Liz […]