A Valentine Message

February 14th, 2013
Posted By: Mary Kate Cranston

Photo Courtesy of French Essence

You don’t love someone for their looks,

 or their clothes,

 or for their fancy car,

 but because they sing a song only you can hear.

                          ~ Oscar Wilde

Happy Valentine’s Day!!… Read More

First Down in the Grief Zone

September 23rd, 2012
Posted By: Mary Kate Cranston

Washington Redskins I recently called a woman I know whose husband died a number of months ago.  It hasn’t quite been one year yet and I wanted to check in with her and see how she was doing. She said Sundays were particularly hard especially when the weather is classically crisp and autumnal.  Her husband was a huge sports fan and the television would be on all day.  Pre-game shows, the games, switching between the games during commercials and post-game shows.  It was all about football. Depending on who was playing, her husband would yell and scream good things and… Read More