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Category Archives: Observations
The Akeidah
God said to Abraham, “Kill me a son” Abe says, “Man, you must be puttin’ me on” God say, “No”, Abe say, “What?” God say, “You can do what you want Abe, but The next time you see me comin’ … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony, Daily Ramblings, Jake Colman, Observations
Tagged abraham, akedah, Grief, grievingdad, grievingparents, isaac, lossofason, sacrifice
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Losing My Voice
Where does the time go? I have read that it takes 21 days to create a habit. That is if you want to start doing something, do it consistently for 21 days, and you will create the habit to continue … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Ramblings, Friends and Family, Grief, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Memory, Observations, Poetry, Progress
Tagged deathofason, grievingfather, jake'sbirthday, lossofachild, robertburns
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Chronic Sorrow
I flipped my radio on this morning and came into the middle of an interview on Morning Edition. The woman being interviewed was speaking about guilt and grief, and it took me a few minutes to realize she was recounting … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Daily Ramblings, Friends and Family, Grief, Healing, Jake Colman, Memory, Observations, Support
Tagged cancer, dailycoping, deathofachild. grieveingparent, Grief, incurabledisease
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Why Say Anything At All?
Here’s a rhetorical question. When people try to console those who grieve over a departed loved one, WHY do they find it necessary to chronicle all the terrible things they have heard about lately. For example, I spoke with someone … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Daily Ramblings, Friends and Family, Grief, Jake Colman, Memory, Observations, Sadness, Support, Tragedy
Tagged grievingparent, lossofachild, rhetoricalquestion, silenceisgolden, whattosay
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Cycles
Life is filled with cycles. There is the cycle of the seasons throughout the year, spring, summer, autumn, winter. The cycle of months. There is the cycle of the days in the week. Within each day is the cycle of … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Daily Ramblings, Grief, Healing, Jake Colman, Memory, Observations, Sadness, Tragedy
Tagged cycles, grievingparent, healing, lossofachild
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Foggy Days
Yesterday passed in a fog. Outside and inside. When I left the house in the morning, the ocean fog blanketed the world in its grey mantle, softening shapes and sounds. I couldn’t see much more than a couple of hundred … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Daily Ramblings, Dreams, Grief, Jake's Spirit, Memory, Observations, Sadness, Tragedy
Tagged deathofachild, Grief, grievingparents, hopeforthefuture, lossofachild, Sorrow, suddendeathofachild
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The Power of Photographs
We have dozens of photographs of Jake around our house, from all different stages of his life. Prior to last December, they ranged from him and his first birthday cake, through 2 year old “Batman” to “Chef Jake” about 13 … Continue reading
For Whom Do We Weep?
I woke up this morning at 6:35 with tears in my eyes. Usually I am awake before my iPhone starts to play the Chopin Nocturne #1 that is my alarm clock, but today, the music dragged me up from a … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Daily Ramblings, Friends and Family, Grief, Jake Colman, Jake's Spirit, Memory, Observations, Sadness, Tragedy
Tagged bereavedparent, deathofachild, grievingfather, hopeforthefuture, suddendeath, tears, tragicloss
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Too Many Parents
I have been cruising around the web this evening looking at many other sites and pages that deal with grief, loss and recovery. What is so tragic is that there are too many parents that have had the same horrific … Continue reading
Kindness
Today was flat. Flat, grey clouds overhead, flat grey light, flat grey feelings inside. After the wrenching emotional rollercoaster of yesterday, I feel exhausted and encouraged all at the same time. That paradox. I experienced several acts of kindness today that … Continue reading
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