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Faith, Family Grief, Thanksgiving

For Unhappy Holidays

November 28, 2015

I finish my eggs and bacon and stare at the mess in the kitchen. It reminds me of the mess in my heart. The UnHappy Holiday This was our first Thanksgiving without parents or grandparents. We’ve been sorting through a lifetime of memories and it made this Happy Holiday seem like just another day and…

Faith, Family Grief

Father’s Day 2015 ~ The sunniest day of the year?

June 21, 2015

I look out my window this Father’s Day and wonder if today will, in fact, be “the sunniest day of the year.” June 21, 2015 is Father’s Day and the Summer Solstice. Those two celebrations don’t coincide very often. Add the fact that Eric said goodbye to his father in April and I to mine…