Good evening. Sunday blog. It is good to be reminded! Walking this morning with my daughter, I said something about missing him, never seeing him again. She said, you are going to see him again! Yes I am! I need to not say that negative! Only positive thinking! You can cry and maintain positivity! I …
Monthly Archives: May 2020
My Prayer
Good evening. Saturday blog. This is a song by The Platters. We love that group. We saw them more than once! But, I am talking about my life everyday, while Denny was sick and now with him gone. Nonstop prayer! You know when words won’t come and everything feels all jumbled inside your brain, your …
Be Brave
Good evening. Friday blog. I was given a beautiful devotional today. 100 Days to brave from my daughter. She has a lot underlined and highlighted! As I was reading all about being brave in a lot of areas. I thought of Denny and the great strength he had during his fight against Parkinson’s and it’s …
Count Your Blessings
Good evening. Thursday blog. I am pretty sure I have used this title before! Blessings do not stop! They are all around us every day, in many ways! I am sad, I do cry, every day. Sad is a feeling, and feelings come and go! I function all day, everyday. I have not taken a …
A Cardinals Symbol
Good evening. Wednesday blog. Growing up in the country, in the 50’s and 60’s We saw a lot of wildlife! The deer came with the park! We use to see Blue Jays, Cardinals, Doves, and Robins never go away! We have been here over 2 years, seeing a Cardinal had become rare! We see quite …
Everyday Is A Stepping Stone………Continued
Good evening. Tuesday blog. First, a little about yesterday. Not as big as Easter, Thanksgiving or Christmas, but still, a first Memorial Day without Denny and, and it was another without kids and grandkids! I am not complaining, I understand, especially with my moms age and our grandchildren! I felt, that I always tried to …
Everyday Is A Stepping Stone
Good evening. Monday blog. I am sorry. I cannot keep my eyes open! To be continued again! Good night. God bless.❤️🤗🙏🏻🤗❤️
One Summer Day
Good evening! Sunday blog! I have been going through pictures again! You cannot scrapbook with disorganized pictures! Since it’s May, a holiday weekend and almost summer! I put on my new suit, got my new lounge chair, a book and laid in the sun! I can’t even remember the last time I did that! I …
Continued………..My New Friend Grief
Good afternoon. Saturday blog. Let’s back up several years, January 14, 2006. My dad passed away, right after arriving at Hospice in Perrysburg! We were all going to tell him goodbye there. That did not happen. I cannot speak for my sister or our mom. I know I cried. How much, I don’t remember. I …
My New Friend Grief
Good evening. Friday blog. This is a first! My iPad would not hold a charge today, with any of my cords, it was dead! It is charging now with moms cord! Guess who is going to Verizon tomorrow? That’s the title for today and tomorrow. The phone for me is to small, compared to the …
A Letter To A Grieving Widow
Good evening. Thursday blog. This is a letter tonight. That I would like to share. I understand you are recently widowed! I am so very sorry. Thoughts and Prayers for you and your family. My deepest of sympathies. How are you, really? Negative feelings and actions you know are not the way to handle things. …
There Is Light………………
Good evening. Wednesday blog. I had my first virtual bereavement group tonight. It was good. Always great to share with people that are going through the same thing. When I started recovery in 2015, the therapist shared his story. For the first time, I thought, if he could do it, I saw a glimmer of …
It Is Well With My Soul
Good evening. Tuesday blog. I did not come up with this title! These words came from God, through a man who suffered great loss! I love this title, because it’s true! I am not a theologian or a preacher! I am a not perfect person! A woman who knows the pain of many things! These …
Four Months Of Tears
Good evening. Monday blog. Well here we are, at another Monday. I have not had one day without tears! Sometimes, in the early morning. I usually have a good cry before I write. I always wonder, how much liquid would that be! I am trying really hard to keep up with all of my things …
Love Is Many, Many Things
Good evening. Sunday blog. I am a very fortunate and blessed woman! God is so good to me! I just did not always know it, I did not always believe it. I mean if you did not have the time to chat with God before, you have time now. Right? I whisper to Him all …
Keep Moving Forwward
Good evening. Saturday blog. This is the one thing that I want and will keep doing, no matter what! Denny and I did not face and go through this fire with our family, for me to slip in a crack! Not going to happen! The past two days, even though I got a lot of …
God Knew
Good evening. Friday blog. As I promised myself, I sewed masks all morning and afternoon. Also, as promised, I went to the church for the blood drive. They were busy, I was a walk in, I was nervous. I have never liked needles. I was was one of the screamers as a child! You got …
Faith
Good evening. Thursday blog. I started out productive this morning. I was pretty sure rain would keep us from walking. I got ready for the day. I cut out 28 masks, I mended some pants for family. I saw our Pastor online the other day, talking about a blood drive. My veins are not the …
Widow Brain
Good evening! Wednesday blog! I am 67, I have seen and been with family and friends who have lost spouses! Never once did I hear of this affliction! It started quickly after the funeral. When your loved one passes, I feel I went on auto-pilot. So much to do and take care of. It’s the …
Only God
Good evening! Tuesday blog! How is everyone doing? Everyone is so concerned about taking temperatures! How about emotional temps? Is there a meter for checking that! Today is the first I have been in a Drs. Office! I have to be straight, I felt like I walked into a sci-fi movie! I actually felt creepy! …
Close Your Eyes
Good evening! Monday blog! Do you have an intense moment, from the past, you wish you could feel it one more time, but, time got away! Do you cherish it? Does your mind try to get you back to that memory! Close your eyes and be in that moment, with your heart! You can feel …
A Brave Soul
Good evening! Saturday blog! This is short but, meaningful! Denny, my Angel Wings has been on my mind all day and still! If he knew how much I missed him, he would say, why! He was logical! Tomorrow will still be a first! He always gave me a card and gift, on Mother’s Day! Beagle …
Know The Signs
Good evening! Friday blog! May is Mental Health Awareness Month! The green ribbon! Let me say up front, I am not a medical person, I am not an expert! I am Bipolar I, rapid swings between depression and mania! Bipolar or Manic- Depressive Disorder! I take my meds faithfully! I have a mental illness and …
Grief Share
Good evening! Thursdays blog! Titled tonight,my class is on Zoom tonight, changed to 8:00pm! Just letting you all know! I won’t be writing after class! Some images to share! We will chat tomorrow! Good night! God bless!❤️🤗🙏🏻🤗❤️
God Is Enough
Good evening! Wednesday blog! I pray that all of you are hanging on! I feel the day was productive! I slept all night! That has been a rare thing since Denny’s passing! When I got up, my mind felt clear! I baked a B-day cake, nephew turned 40, we went to a birthday parade! It …
Denny’s Poem
Good evening! Tuesday blog! As promised, continued from last night! Oh my dearest Denny, how I miss you so! I am still not used to missing you, when Jesus said, it’s time to go! Saying goodbye was not easy, when the tears started to flow! I knew in my heart, how hard it would be, …
Denny’s Poem
Good evening! Monday blog! I wrote a poem for Denny! I am to tired to type it! Please, forgive me! I really do not like it when I feel so tired! That’s when mistakes happen! I said last night, 13 weeks today! I am wrong, it’s 14 weeks today! I will share tomorrow! Good night! …
Answered Prayer
Good evening! Sunday blog! Today I started to feel a little down! When Beagle and I went for a walk and came back, I asked my granddaughter, may I post a couple of my great grandsons pictures! After my post with my great grandson, crying started! My granddaughter FaceTime me! An emergency haircut was needed …
Run The Race
Good evening! Saturday blog! We have all heard these words before! They are in scripture! Double meaning! I made the decision to walk in 2015! I also told myself, you are not failing this! If there are setbacks you will pick up where you left off! I have never been disciplined in anything! My first …
Family-Priceless
Good evening! Friday blog! I am just plain tired and missing my family! I want to go to sleep and start a brand new day with a walk! Did not get one! I can tell! I know I am not telling any of you how this feels ! We are all in this together! God …
Marilyn’s Heart 