I've read a few good books lately, and one of them is The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver. I enjoyed it immensely, though it required quite a bit of suspension of disbelief. Which I am okay with, as I often feel like my own life is better when I apply that mechanism.… Continue reading Lydia and the Little Dish in the Freezer
Tag: tidal wave of grief
Get Your Brave On
When I was at my lowest after first Daddy and then, fifteen months later, Mama passed, my baby sister Mess Cat sent me the song "Brave" Sara Bareilles, and said, "I just want to see you be brave." Brave? BRAVE?! I love her, but I just couldn't hear that. I wasn't ready to. Being… Continue reading Get Your Brave On
The Boy Who Loved the Stars
A few days ago I was waiting to meet Aub, so I walked over to the GW Boutique for a few minutes. I was basically window shopping and admiring the way all the blazers were put together and noticing how the styles of coats over the past thirty years were all hanging in one spot… Continue reading The Boy Who Loved the Stars
weaving memories
there are days when things are hard when the beeping of the machines reminds me of days long past and goodbyes I wasn't ready for and the one lying in the bed is holding a piece of my heart I happily gave away long ago it is on these days that I am especially thankful… Continue reading weaving memories
over
it's over, they said nothing more that can be done they tried their best and so did we but it just couldn't be helped, they say that one word I couldn't wrap my brain around the one word that was to change my life for always over in a fit of frenzied fury I took… Continue reading over
the memories beckon
there is a hole where she once was and one for him too a hole once filled by their love, their stories, and their spirits and oh, those smiles and laughter, music to my soul quiet now, empty and hollow and dark and I miss them she misses her Love too the one who once… Continue reading the memories beckon
complacent-sea
out in the middle of the oceans there exists a turtle, the leatherback turtle, a grand creature who can grow as tall as a man and weigh nearly a ton and who dives deeper and migrates further than any other sea turtle in the world this turtle which has seen the mysteries of the dark,… Continue reading complacent-sea
cast of stones
there are times on this journey when the path is covered with brambles and the way is almost indiscernible this is when I miss your voice the most and the wisdom you shared as easily as the stories from days gone by and sometimes they were the same you seemed so assured of right and… Continue reading cast of stones
Catharsis
I've been having some trouble with my left shoulder for a few weeks now. I tell you this not for sympathy, but to explain why I was where I was today. It's bothered me so much lately that I'm not sleeping well, because I tend to flop a couple of times during the night, and… Continue reading Catharsis
One Life I Loved
A beautiful soul has left us, and my life will never be the same again. In the midst of a day of tending to school and grocery runs and appliance repairs, I got the call that broke my heart. My dear sisterfriend is gone. Suddenly and unexpectedly gone. And I find myself feeling very, very… Continue reading One Life I Loved
I Might Need A Nap 