There are a handful of people in my life who can make me laugh so hard that I CAN NOT get my breath and one of them is my brother, Scotty. He has an unbelievable sense of humor. I’m not telling tales out of school when I say that hands down he does the best imitation of… Read more »
Posts By: Mary Kate Cranston
Finding Your Light
Each of us has a unique set of skills that are nestled within us. Maybe you are fabulous listener. Maybe you always have a positive outlook. Perhaps you have a way of organizing your thoughts or possessions in a way that helps others. Or it could be that you own the priceless gift for making… Read more »
5 Purifying Places to Cry
Emmy Award Winning Actor Jon Hamm as Mad Men’s Don Draper (Yes, Men Do Cry & That’s Okay) Sometimes the feeling starts in my throat. It feels tight. I try to swallow a few times to see if that will make it go away. The next thing I know a lump has formed as I begin… Read more »
Hillbilly Elegy — A Resilient Memoir
Friends and colleagues told me Hillbilly Elegy was the book to read if I wanted to gain a deeper understanding of white working class voter participation in the 2016 Presidential election. Yes Hillbilly Elegy, a New York Times best selling memoir, does deliver compelling first person thoughts and experiences about how it feels to be… Read more »
Grief Sucks
My Dad At A Gonzaga Rally Dear Faithful Friends: Excuse my French, but as the title of this post suggests, grief does suck. I haven’t been on social media very much lately though it’s not for lack of trying. Since my Dad’s death in February, I can’t tell you how many times I have tried to sit down… Read more »
Quiet Help From A Friend
Life sometimes reminds me of a science experiment. Some days it’s a spontaneous experiment gone bad and then other days it can turn out to be an explosion of joy, as in a science experiment gone fabulous. The science I am reminded of today has to do with the classic law of physics that we… Read more »
Wearing Of The Green
Me and My Dad Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day Nobody loved St. Patrick’s Day more than my Dad! I know that in the last post I offered to you, I wrote about my Dad’s passing but I couldn’t resist writing about him again because today is his favorite holiday. From the moment he woke up to the moment… Read more »
Daddy Grief
My Dad and I Goofing Around I miss my Dad. A lot. I miss hearing his voice, talking to him and hanging out with him. I miss helping him with his eye drops, reading the newspaper to him and bringing him his favorite chicken salad sandwiches from Panera. I miss the way he talked like… Read more »
Daddy Daughter Ballet
I took ballet lessons for almost ten years and I would have loved to have taken at least one class with my Dad. I know he would have been up for it — even if it meant wearing a pink tutu. I know it would have been pure fun! I laugh to myself just thinking… Read more »
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A blog about moving through grief by developing resilience, practicing wellness & finding the wicked funny side of life. Widow. Mom. Writer. Dancer.
