Posted December 15, 2018 in Sacred Stories

His Song

Sacred Stories

Her teen-aged son had passed, a tragic loss of such a young life.

She had programmed her phone alarm to play what they had come to think of as “his song.”

It was her day off.

She woke up. His song was playing.

In her sleepy fog, she fumbled […]

Posted May 23, 2018 in Wholesome Thoughts

Dying

Wholesome Thoughts

Dharma of Dogs is a wonderful book about grief, and this is worth remembering: “Dying might not be pretty, but it is natural.”

If you would like some support dealing with loss and grief, send email to debra@scs-matters.com, or from within the continental U.S. phone or text (269) 921-2217.

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Posted May 21, 2016 in Sacred Stories

Grasshopper

Sacred Stories

She was walking their dog on the usual path. There were always grasshoppers jumping out of the way on the sidewalk.

Her husband had died. This particular day was the second anniversary of her husband’s transition, and she was walking and crying and wishing for the simple pleasure of holding his hand.

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Posted August 15, 2015 in Sacred Stories

Kindle!

She gifted her mother-in-law a Kindle (digital reading device), but her mother-in-law (being of the older generation) never used it.

Several times after the death of her mother-in-law, she noticed her own Kindle would be on in the middle of the night, although she always thought she was sure to turn it off after […]

Posted August 8, 2015 in Sacred Stories

I Was Very Pretty

It had been twelve years since the unbearable death of her daughter, just weeks after graduating from college. About 9 years later, the surviving daughter named her own daughter after her sister. That child, namesake of her deceased aunt, was now three-and-a-half years old.

On the 12th anniversary of her sister’s death, showing her […]

Posted May 16, 2015 in Sacred Stories

Lessons from the Light

She was traveling with a good friend when she got the upsetting news of the death of a neighbor’s son back home. His death had been suicide….

The book she had brought along with her was George Anderson’s Lessons from the Light: Extraordinary Messages of Comfort and Hope from the Other Side. According to […]