Old Memories…New Traditions

The song starts off with: “It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” For many of you it is…the joys … More

When Grief Steals Your Merry from Your Christmas

No matter how long our loved ones have been gone it seems we especially miss them at Christmas time. There … More

For anyone who’s gone through it already, you know the pain of going through that first Christmas without your loved … More

A mother usually only carries her baby for no longer than nine months. I carried one for over five years. … More

This was originally published in December, 2015, but I wanted to share it once again. Because the mystery of Santa … More

This post was originally written and posted on Thanksgiving, 2015. I have updated it to add new items that we … More

If we could only know for sure that final visits are really final visits, what would we do differently? What … More

It’s hard to believe it’s been ten years. So much has happened since I got that phone call from my … More

Late at night when I can’t sleep I wander through rooms of memories in my mind. Rooms from special homes … More

There’s just something calming and relaxing about sitting out in a screened-in porch on a warm summer night. If you’re … More

My mother always had one when I was little. In my first memory of it, it was filled with all … More

Most of us, if not all of us, have a junk drawer. At least one. It’s usually in the kitchen … More