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Oh my God, I walked all night!
So it's June… another month with all the feels. My deceased grandfather's birthday is June 1st. Two of my cousins died on June 2nd. My...


TALK SAVES LIVES; AN INTRODUCTION TO SUICIDE PREVENTION
You can still register for this event tomorrow! It is a collaboration between the 3 organizaitons. You can follow them on Twitter...


9 YEARS LATER #SIWELIVES
Healing is subtle. There is constant unending pain for the first year or so. It lessens so gradually that you do not notice it....


#SIWELIVES DADASPHERE 8 - ENDINGS AND BEGINNINGS
There are SO many thoughts that live in my head. So many stories to tell that I simply do not tell. Just over 1 year ago, I participated...


THE MONSTERS I KNEW AND THE SCARS THEY LEFT
Gripping title huh? I did not come up with it. That is the creative genius that is Najda Khan. I meet some amazing woman May 2019 in...


DEATH IS A REMINDER FOR THE LIVING TO LIVE
I have been blogging about death for many years, but it seems truly relevant on a global level now. In general, death seems to be the...


FAITHKEEPER
This was sent to me today without a note. I read it and immediately thought, "Wow. That is me." But, I was not sure what she was thinking...


A JOURNEY TO BEING ME, THE CHIEF JOY CONNECTOR
Moving, living, LOVING. Loving so boldly, so loudly, so unapologetically ME, that it only makes sense that my love of learning has...


WINDOWS. EYES. SOULS. #SIWELIVES
There is SO much mental and physical preparation that goes into living. So you cannot begin to imagine the amount of mental and physical...


THE 2015 OVERNIGHT WALK
The 2015 Overnight Walk was my third time participating in this powerful fundraising event for the American Foundation for Suicide...


A MOTHER'S LOSS #NOSHAME
There are SO many thoughts and emotions that come up for me around parenting. Especially around March. Siwe's birthday. May. Mother's...


LIFE CHANGES IN AN INSTANT
A little “light” reading as I commute, Joan Didion in The Year of Magical Thinking. This book is an account of the year following the...


WHEN GRIEF STRIKES
Journal Entry Grief is a personal process. These are a few recent pages of my journey with and through it. "Tuesday 2/25/2014 1:30pm...


JUNE 29TH IS MY PERSONAL 9/11
All the days leading up to this day are emotional. I keep affirming my choice to be where I am. Meaning I give myself permission to be...


INSPIRATION IS AN UNLIMITED POWER
So if you have met me, you know I drink a LOT of tea. Some tea bags have great quotes or thoughts on them. "Inspiration is an unlimited...


SUN MOON CHILD
I love this song it speaks to my soul. I can finally listen to it without crying. The video explodes with talent and passion. Thank you...


CONFESSIONS. GRIEF. LOSS. THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL.
Forgive me Father for I have sinned. It has been 159 days since my last confession/blog. I have thought of you often and talked to you...
Monsanto
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