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Saying Goodbye a Bit at a Time
I finally canceled Richard’s cell phone. For nearly six months we’ve been paying for that phone. And it has just sat there on the divider between our kitchen and TV rooms doing nothing. No phone calls. No text messages. Nothing. So why did we waste all that money? Because it’s just hard as hell to…
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I Just Want To Scream!
There have been times since Richard died that I want to scream. Very loudly, at the top of my lungs. In anger. Yesterday at work was one of those times. We are going through our annual process of signing up for benefits for next year. During this period they have various insurance and health care…
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Full of Joy?
The Responsorial Psalm at mass yesterday got my attention. It was: “The Lord has done great things for us. We are filled with joy.” Filled with joy? It’s now been five months since Richard left us. I’ll admit the Lord has done great things for us. And I’m grateful for them. Honest. And I keep…
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Questions with No Answers
The death of your child leaves you with a lot of questions. There are lots of “what if” and “why didn’t I” type questions. The ones that come from that guilty feeling that you should have done something to prevent this. But I have other questions. Questions I’ll never be able to answer. The day…
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Saying Thank You Shouldn’t Be So Tough
After Richard’s funeral we wrote thank you cards like crazy. We sent one to just about everyone that signed our guest book at the funeral home. And to all the people that sent flowers or food. We sent out several huge piles. We tried to avoid being too generic, and put personal notes in each…