Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Kintsugi Art and Healing From Grief

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I broke some pottery the other day. On purpose. I hit it with a hammer.  Then I took the broken pieces of that beautiful piece of p...
Thursday, December 7, 2017

Seeing this "Little Coat" inspired a country singer to write an award-winning book

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Canadian soldier Bob Elliott and his crew asked a Dutch seamstress to make this child's coat from a Canadian Army blanket. The ...
Friday, November 17, 2017

A haircut and a hug from Poland

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On a particularly emotional day a few months ago, I decided to get a haircut. I had been missing my departed loved ones – my husband, my pa...
Monday, September 25, 2017

GRIEF AND LOVE ARE INTERTWINED

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July 4, 2017 - A couple hours from now will mark 18 months since my wonderful husband, Al, left this earth to join the rest of the ang...
Thursday, September 14, 2017

GROWING AND BLOSSOMING FROM A GRIEF RETREAT

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This post was written on July 23, 2017.  Yesterday was a good day. There were many moments of sadness, tears, and sorrow, but there were...
Monday, September 11, 2017

WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, SIZE DOESN’T MATTER

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It is one of the smallest plants in my garden, slightly bigger than my cellphone, but it is mighty.   This beautiful mini rose was a gi...
Sunday, September 10, 2017

PRAIRIE FARM STORIES OF SELLING CREAM TEACH US WHILE CELEBRATING THE PAST

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In 2015, I wrote this "Read My Book" piece for Regina and Saskatoon newspapers to introduce readers to the fascinating anthology  ...
Thursday, September 7, 2017

LIVING MY LIFE AFTER MY HUSBAND’S DEATH – CHERISHING MY “BIG A”

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(Months ago, my bereavement counsellor suggested that I write about this particular time in my grief journey. "It will help others,...