Reading great writing is a joy. In 2017, the Oregon based writer Brian James Patrick Doyle died at the age of 60 of a brain tumor. He was...

Wake up to the reality that I cannot keep my children safe no matter how good a mother I am or try to be. I have been living under a...

Today, I came across something I'd written a few years ago on a notecard: "writing poetry is a word puzzle with an infinite number of...

How many children do you have? "What was once an everyday friendly question is now a loaded gun." from Healing A Parent's Grieving Heart...

I have an art practice that has helped me beyond measure. I have always played with drawing and painting. I have always made stuff. But...

I made this recipe last night and my family loved it. It was easy to make and delicious. You do need to have a few things on hand that...

Okay, I am not necessarily motivated by the idea of living to 100, (although I suppose I'm not against it either!) but I am interested in...

This recipe is from Mark Bittman's book Kitchen Express which my friend Julie told me about -- she's a great cook. I am a good cook who...

Yesterday I woke up feeling blue. I felt unsure about almost everything that I'm doing with my time...whether or not I'm fulfilling my...

Wherever you are in your grief journey, but especially in the beginning, some days (probably even most days) your glass is going to feel...

First, on January 13, 2019 we lost our son, Tom. Second, our daughter got married that same year on June 28 to her fiancé who had been...

In the beginning of loss and grief, eating and sleeping are difficult. That's just the way it is. I was fortunate to have a few wonderful...

In the first year after Tom passed, I found that I couldn't read. I couldn't focus on a novel like I had before. I have always been a...

So when I talk about Art, I mean anything that you do that brings you joy and takes you into the flow. It could be painting, writing,...

As I contemplate this whole blog thing, I'm wondering if what it isn't really about is simply me wanting to talk about him...how much I...

Our son Thomas died January 13, 2019 on a beautiful Sunday morning in Palo Alto, California. His father Eric (my husband of 35 years now)...