April 10, 2021 Five parenting lessons my beloved son taught me It’s that time of the year that I declutter my home. The library which is located in my home office is often filled with…
April 2, 2021 How my son reminded me about the comfort of St. John the Beloved When a child dies, it’s not the natural order of things. For many years, I struggled to find the meaning of my son’s death….
March 2, 2021 Taking Care of myself After years of denial, numbing feelings of pain and all sorts of emotions, I finally came true to myself. I learned to take care…
July 20, 2017 This is my new normal Finding my new normal after a loss of a child was something I figured out along the way. Being a blogger is my new…
May 27, 2017 A letter to my son in heaven Dear Luijoe, It’s been 17 years . 17 years today… without seeing your impish smile, without receiving wild flowers with a note “I love you so…
October 22, 2016 How “Acting As if” helped me in my recovery A year ago, my daughter shared me an article “Self help: try positive action, not positive thinking” The self-help industry is mired in ideas…
May 11, 2016 The myth of closure So if someone says to us, by word or by action, “You should be over that by now,” we can recall the words from…
March 25, 2016 Luijoe, my son and The Seven Last Words Luijoe meadow somewhere in the North, where his grandparents live today The Holy Week is one of the most memorable time of the year….
March 1, 2016 Life is about creating yourself “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” George Bernard Shaw I caught the George Bernard Shaw quote a few days ago…
July 13, 2015 On my Luijoe’s 22nd birthdate: Love lives on When you remember me, it means that you have carried something of who I am with you, that I have left some mark on…
