Slowly but surely, I have found that the passage of time does help you gain inner strength and perspective as you try to adjust to an altered life after the loss of a loved one. Your emotions are not as a raw as they were in the beginning of the grieving process and eventually you start… Read more »
Posts By: Mary Kate Cranston
A Special Picture
Snoopy at typewriter sharing his memories A very good friend recently came over to my house to drop off some things. It was a Saturday and she was out running errands and my house was on her route. We both were trying to get things done so it was your usual routine drop off and… Read more »
Self-Empowerment When You Are Ill
Good news is always worth sharing and today I have some to share with you. In February I wrote a blogpost about four friends of mine who are in different stages of battling different types of cancer. This week I learned that one of them went in for some follow-up tests and the results came… Read more »
Happy 100th Birthday Julia Child!
Courtesy of Smithsonian Magazine “I think every woman should have a blowtorch.” “Always start out with a larger pot than you think you need.” “I would rather eat one tablespoon of chocolate russe cake than three bowls of Jell-O.” Only one woman could have said all three of these fabulously witty things and that… Read more »
Ferris Wheels In August
The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning. The weeks that come before are only a climb from balmy spring, and those that follow a drop to the chill of autumn, but… Read more »
Election Chatter
American Flag in Ocean City, MD Maybe you talk about politics. Maybe you don’t. Either way, we have 86 days to go until Election Day and now that the presidential and vice presidential tickets for both parties are set, it’s going to be a long, hard slog. How to survive in Washington, DC and remain hopeful that… Read more »
Don’t Wait — Put It In Writing
When we miss someone, we sometimes search for something they gave us, such as a handwritten note, or something that belonged to them, such as a piece of clothing. Seeing, touching and even smelling something they once used helps us feel closer, as though the person were with us. Whether the person died or moved away, you… Read more »
Why Did I Come Into This Room?
This morning I got in the car and put the key in the ignition when my mind started wandering back to the house, to the kitchen in particular, and I wondered, “Did I unplug the tea kettle?” It is embarrassing to admit but when I am leaving the house, there are many, many times when I cannot remember… Read more »
Summertime Sayings
Courtesy of Katie’s Pencil Box Summer is the time when one sheds one’s tensions with one’s clothes, and the right kind of day is jeweled balm for the battered spirit. A few of those days and you can become drunk with the belief that all’s right with the world. ~ Ada Louise Huxtable
About Me:
A blog about moving through grief by developing resilience, practicing wellness & finding the wicked funny side of life. Widow. Mom. Writer. Dancer.
