Today He Would Have Been 80
We should celebrate you today, with cake and ice cream, laughter and smiles. But you left us much to soon. I miss you Dad! Perhaps it wouldn’t hurt so much if the ravages of a cruel disease hadn’t...
View ArticleA Mourning Surprise
Last night I went to see the Okoboji Summer Theatre production of MY WAY. I missed the opening night on Tuesday because I was doing a round trip drive to pick a director up in Minneapolis (3+ hours one...
View Article‘Tis the Season for Sadness
‘Tis the season, I guess. Every year, as the hustle and bustle surrounding Christmas grows, as twinkle lights appear in trees and window, as festive songs play for far too long on radio stations...
View ArticleYahrzeit
The yahrzeit is a time of remembering the dead by reciting the Kaddish, lighting a 24-hour candle, and remembering the person who has died. (My Jewish Learning) I lit the candle for the first time in...
View ArticleWhy I Don’t Mourn Celebrity
Have you ever noticed that whenever someone famous dies social media resonates with messages of sadness and mourning? For example, in between laments about the pathetic Superbowl (a game which I did...
View ArticleThe Power of Time
Two years ago today we lost his smile and his laugh, his corny jokes and his guidance. We lost his fascination with the weather, his shortcuts that nobody else could follow, his musical toots. Two...
View ArticleThe Power of Spirit
Once upon a time in the land between a young spirit was born. She sparkled with energy and light, and exuded warmth and comfort. She zipped around the world between asking questions, challenging...
View ArticleOn the Loss of Wordless Love
A dog-shaped hole fills my heart as silence fills the house. She is not here to follow my every move in the hopes I will succumb to the begging mind-control eyes that say “Love me, give me a treat!”...
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