The picture posted on the Facebook page shows a CD leaning against a car dashboard with the following handwritten message written with a Sharpie: “To KissyFace – From Your Number #1 Fan.” On a different Facebook page, a male friend enthusiastically writes about a recent Washington Nationals baseball game, what the score was and the important plays of the game. He… Read more »
Posts By: Mary Kate Cranston
Over You — Miranda Lambert
Miranda Lambert We like to think that the people we love will remain with us forever. No one wants to think of a time or be faced with a time when a loved one gets sick, is in an accident or worse and will no longer be here. But unfortunately, sadly and even tragically, life does… Read more »
Back to Kindergarten
My Dad is the kind of guy who is constantly ripping and cutting articles out of newspapers and magazines and mailing them to people he thinks will appreciate what he has found. It drives my Mom crazy that he does this before she has even had a chance to read the paper or the magazine. But… Read more »
Fast & Sweet
Down the street from my office, there once was an organic salad carry-out place, sort of similiar to Chop’t but not as inventive. It went out of business many months ago and I have been watching the empty store to see what kind of business would open up in its place. My office friends and I have been discussing… Read more »
Live and Let Live
Street Sense is a small newspaper which is sold on the streets of Washington, DC by men and women who are working their way out of being homeless. Some, but not all of the people selling the newspaper, have been to rehabilitation for drugs or alcohol. These are people working hard to develop resilience in… Read more »
Your Dad Is Here
I see my husband in my son in small ways: the way he rolls up his long sleeved shirts, the set of his jaw when he is annoyed or determined to do something he really wants to accomplish and the way he plays chicken with his car’s gas tank and won’t fill it up until it… Read more »
Fathers & Sons
Today I’m going to visit my Dad and celebrate Father’s Day a day early. My son won’t be joining me because he is out of town visiting his girlfriend. Even if my son were here in town, I would still be emotionally torn on Father’s Day.My Dad is still alive and our family is lucky and… Read more »
Strawberry Fields Forever
Once you have tasted a juicy strawberry, fresh, fresh, fresh from the local farm where it was grown, you will never want to eat another one of those grocery store strawberries (that are white inside) ever again. For the second week in a row, strawberries were the star yesterday at the FRESH Farm Farmer’s Market near the White… Read more »
Embrace Your Journey
“Embrace Your Journey.” You may have wondered why that phrase is listed at the top of my blog underneath the title, “Cry, Laugh, Heal. “ “Embrace Your Journey” is something called a tagline, a phrase to give you — my fantastic, wonderful and supportive readers — a heads up about the things that I’m going to write about. Things that have… 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.
