Academy of the Holy Cross Yearbook 1972 Making friends for the world to see Let the people know you got what you need ~ Elton John Over the weekend, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to catch up and renew friendships with two women who went to high school with me. Both… Read more »
Posts By: Mary Kate Cranston
Life’s Garden of Loved Ones
Two tropical storms have moved through the Washington, DC area recently and we are getting more than our usual dose of rain. Not complaining because I like the rain. It’s good for our gardens and everything feels clean after a good downpour. This summer I am trying to pay more attention to the plants in… Read more »
The Uncertain Path of Newtown’s Mourning Parents
It is rare for a national newspaper to begin a story on its Sunday front page that continues to run for five pages of with lots of pictures and is dedicated to the subject of grief. But that is just what The Washington Post did yesterday and Eli Saslow, who wrote and reported the devastating story, and Linda Davidson,… Read more »
Love Somebody — Singers From The Voice
Melanie Martinez, Mike Squillante and other singers from NBC’s The Voice Hello Saturday! I’ve got a lot to do today and only so much time to get it done. I bet you also have a full plate today too! So let’s pump up the volume and get it going with this new video a friend sent… Read more »
A Daily Om
We all need a mental health break, don’t we? I just didn’t expect to find one downtown in a city park. While walking down the street yesterday during lunch hour in the downtown area of the nation’s capitol, I spied a large white tent set up across the street in a park known as McPherson Square. The tent… Read more »
Digging Deep
I have previously written about people I know who are fighting the good fight against cancer. Three of them at this point are in good health while one is gearing up for the fight of his life. He is getting ready for surgery next week and after that he enters an intense, aggressive program aimed… Read more »
Unwanted Care
How do you try to take care of someone when they don’t want you to? I’m sure you must know a person you care about and perhaps even love who doesn’t want you to help them even though it is obvious that help is very much needed. You understand the frustration right? It’s the frustation… Read more »
Congratulations to The Class of 2013!
After (hopefully) fours years of hard, hard work and spending thousands and thousands of dollars on college tuitions, remarks by a notable person — whether an author, celebrity, scientist, politician or even the First Lady or the President of the United States — definitely seems in order this time of year before degrees are handed out at universities… Read more »
Slow Dance
I find this poem called Slow Dance to be nourishment for my soul. It helps me reset and focus my energies and set out once again on this magical journey called life so that I can appreciate the beauty and blessing that are given to me. Instead of powering through my days and nights, this… 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.
