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Perpetual French Fries
I don’t guess this really has that much to do with grieving, but it’s sort of amazing. In the week before Christmas I was on vacation. Debbie wasn’t, and since she works at our church, Christmas is one of her busy seasons. I went in to help her one morning with some stuff to get…
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The Dream Fades
They say all good things must end. And so it seems to be. I had a dream a few weeks ago. It gave me a great sense of peace. The feelings from the dream were strong, but they’re fading. Lately I’ve been thinking about what it was like for Richard in those last moments. How…
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The Grief Roller Coaster
Life after lossing a child has been a big roller coaster ride. There have been a lot of deep plunges into the unknown. And then there have been times the track has leveled out, maybe even climbed a small hill or two. But the ride continues and the path ahead is uncertain. Right now the…
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Ambush
Debbie needed something for show-and-tell time at the next Compassionate Friends meeting. She was supposed to bring something that was important to Richard or something he was proud of. The idea was for everyone to show their item and tell the story about what it meant in the life of their child. She asked me…
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You Have No Idea How Much
Got snowed in today. Debbie took the occasion to clean out the drawers in the kitchen cabinets. In one of the drawers were many old greeting cards. She handed me one. It was a birthday card from Richard to me. The front of the card is above. The inside is below. Yes Richard, it does…