Category: Nitty Gritty Dirty Grief
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Itsy Bitsy Teeny Baby Steps……
When Samantha died, we started a memorial fund. And thanks to your generous contributions, we raised a significant amount of money. And I thought…..what do we do with these generous contributions???? We could write a blanket check to Children’s….but we don’t know where it would go… We could write a blanket check to the UMDF,…
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PHHHHHFFFFFF
When Samantha first got sick I had to quit my job. I wandered around the house, yearning for a conference call, hoping for a meeting, a chance to don a business suit ….wondering who am I now???? Ironically, four years later, I still wonder the same thing. The alarm went off at 6:30 this morning.…
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“Hope is the dream of a soul awake.”
The quote above is a French proverb…..isn’t it wonderful? To be awake…to have hope. 33 miners were rescued today from half a mile in the earth. Half a mile is a long way…..a very, very long way. Did you see them as they came up? They looked good; full of life, full of energy, full…
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What I had to say isn’t as important
I had my blog post all figured out tonight. And then I read an email from my friend Rebecca…..posted in regards to yesterday’s story…. Yesterday Caroline looked at her daddy right before our dinner prayer and said, “please ask God how Samantha is doing.” I asked her how she thought Sam was doing. Her answer…
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Love, love, love
Hubby and I went to a wedding today….it is October 10, 2010 and the wedding was at 10:00….10, 10, 10 at 10. At ten this morning it was a little chilly, especially on the top of Flagstaff mountain in Boulder; but it was fabulous and the love in the air was palpable. We pulled into…
Samsmom: Life, Joy, Loss and Loving your Mitochondria 