From Joey’s Mom to His New Forever Home Loss again…Joey The Cat left today for his new forever home. Here is his story I helped him write for his new forever family… My name is Joey. Sometimes my mom fondly calls me Joey the Cat. I was found hanging around someone’s backyard. I was looking for a forever home. They couldn’t keep me. [...]

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Paying Homage: Who was he?

  May 1, 2017
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I recently took part in a memoir writing course, hoping it would help me write the memoir I’ve been struggling with – about my life with Bob, my husband who died four [...]

I will always miss you

  April 14, 2017
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It's been almost four years and my heart still aches. I will always miss you. I am in a different place than I was four years ago, but I will always miss you. My [...]

You Hurt Too

  April 4, 2017
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Sometimes on our journey we meet people who are also grieving. They inadvertently hurt us with their grief.   I know I am stronger because I don't blame [...]

Eulogy for my Dad

  October 12, 2016
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Eulogy for my Dad Friday, October 7, 2016 Dr. Murray Boles, August 27, 1928-October 5, 2016 As many of you know our dad's passing on Wednesday [October 5, 2016] came [...]

Learning from loss

  September 28, 2016
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I've been writing blogs about my journey for a website called Headspace. Right now I have blogs two posted:  Till Death Do Us Part: Living the Vows of Marriage and Life [...]

A new beginning

  January 26, 2016
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My friend tells me if you send out ‘intentions’ to the ‘universe’ for things you want, they will be fulfilled. I knew I wouldn’t be alone for the rest of my life, [...]

May his memory be a blessing

  January 11, 2016
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So many days and dates have passed. A year from when I was in the hospital came and went. I meant to acknowledge it and I did, in my head, but not through my fingers - words [...]

I am anxious about…or am I?

  August 16, 2015
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I am taking part in a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy group for Anxiety. The idea it to desensitize you to your  anxiety by revising them. The first step is to write down [...]

The Magic: Happy is a Choice

  August 5, 2015
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The ability to be happy has always be there for me, but I've never wanted to carry through. Sometimes it's easier to wallow in self-pity and depression. Every time you get [...]

One Day at a Time Part III

  July 10, 2015
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CBT FOR DEPRESSION: How I've Changed June 23, 2015 I haven’t been truly depressed for a while. I have sad days and moments of depression, but they pass [...]