Overwhelmed, challenged, somewhat paralyzed – all feelings I’m struggling with as I labor to draft my mother’s obituary. How do you sum up someone’s life in 300 – 500 words or less? The task of being factual and still descriptive seems not only challenging but somewhat unfair to the one who has no voice […]
Category Archives: Remembrance
Days That Shape The Soul
If you were offered a chance to go back and revisit a day in your past, would you? Which day would you pick? I asked myself this question yesterday as I sat watching a dozen or so wheelchair bound individuals swinging foam noodles at a balloon. I wondered what day they would pick if […]
Memorial Day – More Than Remembrance
The three day weekend is fast approaching. We will remember our heroes through an avalanche of patriotic commercials and emotional photos. The nation will take a short pause to commemorate our fallen on Memorial Day. Like most major holidays the media inundates us with ads, short video clips and images. The Memorial Day photographs […]
I LOVE YOU, MOM – guest post by Leah Crook
Four words. I love you, Mom. I hold on to each one as all twenty-five years of him slip through the airport doors. My adventurous son. Capable and kind. How I love him. Before heading home, I sit behind the wheel of my car, trying to see him at his destination – it’s impossible, […]