Tag: reflections
Always With Me
These past few months have been both beautiful and difficult for me. March was the 1st anniversary of my husband’s death. We celebrated him with a Mass and a visit to the cemetery. April was my birthday. My sons all spoiled me. And May 12th is Mother’s Day. My boys and their families are taking… Read More ›
The Lord is My Shepherd
“You are the Christ, the son of the Living God.” Matthew 16:16 This quote gives me goosebumps. It was Peter’s answer to Jesus’ question – “Who do you say that I am?” How did Peter know? Where did he come up with this answer? Did the Holy Spirit whisper it in His ear? Does the… Read More ›
Save A Place for Me
There are a lot of videos on YouTube about dealing with grief and I came upon one that was just about a minute and a half long, called “Everyone Seems to Be Getting Over It But Me.” The man who does all of these videos on the Centre for the Grief Journey, spoke on this… Read More ›
Trust in the Lord
I wait for the LORD, my soul waits and I hope for his word. Psalm 130:5 It seems like we do an awful lot of waiting. Waiting for better weather. Waiting until we feel better. Waiting for the show to start. Waiting for our children to call. Waiting. The psalm says that “I trust in… Read More ›
Surrounded By Love
I have never liked saying goodbye. It has always been a problem for me, even when I knew I would see that person again. I would visit my mother who lived several hundred miles away. Or she would visit me. And inevitably, I would start to dread the day we had to say goodbye. I… Read More ›
The Gift of Grandchildren
I am still struggling with my loss. It is just too big and won’t go away in a month or two. I am looking forward to the support group. It is still a month away. But it certainly helps being with family. And I spend time at church and I go to the cemetery. Every… Read More ›
Communion of Saints
Feelings of guilt is a normal grief emotion. Or so I have heard. And read. I ask myself over and over, did I make the right decisions for him and his care? Should I have insisted on slowing down with all the tests he had? Should I have insisted on bringing him home for awhile?… Read More ›
Close to My Heart
My husband and I had made pre-arrangements for our final resting place many years ago. We knew that it was a good thing to do to help each other and our children in the future. We had decided we would be cremated and had chosen a niche at the cemetery. We also set up a… Read More ›
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