Are you familiar with the song, “Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers.”. What are your unanswered prayers? Did you find out that God had something better in mind for you than you had for yourself? One of my big ones was when my first husband left, I kept hoping Read more…
I am not sure how clearly it shows in this picture, but this frame has been hanging crooked for a while now. I would notice it sitting on the couch and had not straightened it. Every time I would notice, I would think to myself: “Gosh, that would drive Tom Read more…
My grandparents used to have prints of the paintings Pinkie and The Blue Boy. I was always fascinated by the paintings. One year, my mom painted these ceramic replicas of the paintings for my grandma. After Grandmama died, these were one of the things I brought home. Not only are Read more…
It’s hard to believe that I am starting the fourth year without Tom. Reflecting on what I have learned in the first three years. What I want to work on as I move forward into this year: Ready or not, here I go! Always moving forward.
3 years 0 months 0 daysor 36 months 0 daysor 156 weeks 3 daysor 1,095 daysor 26,280 hoursor 1,576,800 minutesor 94,608,000 seconds 8-18-2023 Dear Tom, It has been three years since we lost you. Life has continued to move forward, but you live on in our hearts. I miss you Read more…
Tomorrow is three years since we lost Tom. As the day has approached, I’ve been overwhelmed with memories from those last few weeks. The memory of laying on our bed together and watching “Knives Out” together on Tom’s birthday that July. The decision to start on hospice care. Waking up Read more…
Last week when I went for the MRI at Bass, the lady who checked me in was going through ALL of my information. I’ve been to the Radiology department since Tom died (back in March right after the wreck), so I wasn’t expecting her to say “Okay and we have Read more…
This chair is back in my living room. There’s a story behind the chair’s journeys the last few years. It was my grandpa’s lift chair. After he passed away, my grandma “loaned” it to my Uncle George. After he passed away, she wanted me to use it. At the time, Read more…
I have an MRI next week. One of the worst things about Tom being gone is that I have to go alone. I’m not really scared of the MRI itself. I’ve had one (over 30 years ago) and mostly I remember it being annoying. But being there alone, that scares Read more…
I get these emails from Gretchen Rubin and some days the quotes really speak to me. This was one of those quotes. Some of the songs that have fixed particular years in my mind are: (These are not necessarily the year these songs came out, they are just the years Read more…