Out of the Valley

Jim and I loved to laugh together. the trendy plaque,  live love laugh, really did fit our lives. We truly enjoyed laughing together. Our l...

Um, yeah, no , as my friend Marie would say. When something bad happens, often people, well meaning people might say, ' everything h...

For as long as I have known about Winter Solstice, it has been my most favorite holiday. Yes, it is the shortest day, and longest night of...

Sometimes I feel like a total fake. People tell me I'm doing so well...having fun, thriving. What they don't see is how I fall apart...

It s that time of year, at least in the United States, where we think a lot about gratitude. There are many, many things in my life of whic...

On the day Jim died, my Aunt Gladys, who had been widowed almost 10 years came and sat by my side. Through tears I asked her how she did it....

I returned to work two months after my husband, Jim, died. I am a teacher and returned in April, and then had two months of school then two ...