From the monthly archives:

March 2010

Grieving Dads Do The Funniest Things

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My boss at work came into our break-room last night, where I was eating my supper. He said, “You win the award.” “What award?” I asked. “The one for making the biggest part order in company history.” He handed me a sheet of paper. It was a copy of an email sent to cancel the order. I [...]

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Burnt Bacon

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Richard was a Boy Scout. His troop was very active. They did a lot of fun things, and of course camping was big on the list. One morning Debbie was fixing breakfast. Frying bacon. Richard came into the kitchen and asked, “Mom would you make some of the bacon black?” “Why?” she asked. “We had some like [...]

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The Grandmother of Grief?

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Both days of the recent conference by TCF Frankfort, KY opened in a session with Darcie Sims. She told us, “I’m probably the oldest member of TCF,” at least based on the time she’s been a bereaved mom – 34 years. In fact she was one of the early leaders in growing TCF into a [...]

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How to Decorate a Table

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We’re attending the regional conference of The Compassionate Friends in Frankfort, KY this weekend. The conference began in the main conference room of the Capital Plaza Hotel. The tables were very nicely decorated. But I have to tell you, this is the first party I’ve ever been to with such unusual table decorations. Part of [...]

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St. Patrick

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Today is St. Patrick’s Day. Pictured above is my uniform for the day. They were Richard’s clothes. One of the sacraments in the Catholic church is Confirmation. When we were babies our parents chose to have us baptized into the Catholic church. When we get older, usually middle school aged, we confirm that we choose [...]

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TCF Regional Conference

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We’ve been doing some crafts lately. Making some pretty horseshoes. We’ll be going to the Frankfort Compassionate Friends regional conference this coming weekend. The people attending the conference will receive a gift bag. I don’t know what all will be in that bag, but I do know it will have a real nice horseshoe. The idea [...]

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Sportsaholic

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I was often told that Richard was just like me. While not always true, one area we were in sync was our love of sports. And Richard was a sportsaholic for sure. Richard wasn’t a gifted athlete (sorry kid, but it’s true). But he had a big heart. He loved to compete. And I think [...]

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Life Returns to the Cemetery

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I guess it’s true that life goes on. This winter has been long and cold. Really it has been cold since Richard died. I don’t remember a summer as cool as the past summer was. The grass stayed green the entire time. And the winter bleakness has lasted very long. But it seems life is [...]

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When Should You Return to Work?

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A big question many of us must face after losing a child is when do I go back to work? Most are probably like me – you need the money, so you have to go back as soon as your employer’s funeral leave has ended. My employer gives us 5 days paid time off for [...]

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Onions

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One of the best things for spiritual healing is to get outside. Into the sunshine – into the light. Winter makes this hard to do. But spring is finally offering it’s first teasing tastes of better days ahead. This weekend brought us temps in the low 50′s and sunshine. I went out to my garden [...]

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