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I Just Want To Scream!
There have been times since Richard died that I want to scream. Very loudly, at the top of my lungs. In anger. Yesterday at work was one of those times. We are going through our annual process of signing up for benefits for next year. During this period they have various insurance and health care…
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Strange Dream
I haven’t had a dream since Richard died. At least not one I remembered. Until last night. In my dream I was checking out Facebook. And Facebook said, “Richard Mudd commented on…” A couple of times. Don’t remember whose Facebook posts he commented on. Not sure I even recognized the names. Seeing Richard making comments…
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Can You Dream Again?
After Richard’s death Paula Fangman from our church gave us a copy of Healing After Loss – Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief by Martha Whitmore Hickman. Paula found this book helpful after her husband passed away. It contains some inspiring quotes and a short reading for each day of the year. The entry for…
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A Final Accounting
As the court appointed administrator for Richard’s estate I have to provide the court an inventory of his estate. First off, it strikes me as funny the very notion of Richard having an estate. When I think of estates, I think about houses, farms, money, cars. Richard did have a small mutual fund account. And…
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Happiness by the Books
As grieving parents we tend to notice – even concentrate – on one thing ; our grief. That’s something we can’t avoid for a long time after our child has passed away. It just keeps jumping up and smacking us in the face. But at some point we all need to find a way out…