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Tag Archives: lossofason
Where are My Simchas?
In Hebrew, ‘simcha’ means gladness or joy. It is often used as a noun to denote any celebration because a celebration is always a cause for happiness. Simchas are usually connected with one’s children: births, Bar or Bat Mitzvahs, weddings. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony, Coping, Friends and Family, Grief, Jake Colman, Sadness
Tagged Grief, grieving dad, grieving parents, holidays, lossofachild, lossofason, new normal, passover, Sadness
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A New Year, Nothing New
I have been kicking ideas for a post around for the previous few weeks, but couldn’t quite coalesce them into a coherent form. I am still looking for something to bring these random and disparate thoughts and ideas together. So … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Ramblings, Jake Colman, Observations, Progress
Tagged forgiveness, Grief, grieving dad, lossofason, newyear, roshhashanah
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Past or Present?
When talking with people, people who may not be familiar with your story, people who you have just met, there comes a moment that every parent who has lost a child dreads –the question, “So, do you have children?” If … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Ramblings, Grief, Jake Colman, Observations, Progress
Tagged #rememberingJake, absence, coping, friendship, Grief, grieving dad, lossofason, onedayatatime, pastandpresent, unansweredquestions
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The Waiting Room
This is my new blog, The Waiting Room Project. I began the project three years ago while I was waiting for Jake at a doctor’s appointment. I started photographing the waiting rooms I frequently found myself in. It blossomed into … Continue reading
Posted in Jake Colman, Memory, Photography
Tagged grievingdad, lifegoeson, lossofason, memory, onedayatatime, photographicjournal, self-portrait
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Father Day’s Aftermath
I realized today that I have written exactly three installments of this blog since January 1. Oh, I have kept the blog alive by reposting other articles, other’s words. In my last post of March 23 I talked about how … Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Daily Ramblings, Grief, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Sadness
Tagged fathersday, greivingparents, Grief, grievingdad, lossofason, love, newnormal
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Another Anniversary
Today is Jake’s Yahrzeit, the Memorial Anniversary of his death. The payment for having two birthdays, one in the “English” or Gregorian calendar and one in the Jewish calendar is that there are now two days on which to remember … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony, Coping, Daily Ramblings, Grief, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Memory
Tagged anniversary, customs, deathofachild, Grief, grieving parent, holidays, kaddish, lossofason, memory, newyears, Sadness, yahrzeit
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Golfing With(out) Jake
Jake and I played golf throughout his life. We got him his first set of toy clubs when he was three or four. He would hockey the oversized ball around the yard until he had coaxed it into the big plastic “hole” … Continue reading
Posted in Golf, Healing, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Jake's Spirit, Memory, Progress
Tagged deathofachild, golf, grievingdad, grievingparent, hawaii, lossofason, mexico, palmsprings, petedye
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Eleven Months
It is the orthodox custom to recite Kaddish, the prayer said by mourners on behalf of the departed, for eleven months following the death of a parent. Why eleven months? The belief is that the departed sits under Divine judgement for … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony, Friends and Family, Grief, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Progress, Sadness
Tagged Grief, grievingdad, grievingparent, kaddish, lossofason, Sorrow
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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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Father’s Day, 2014
Yesterday was another first. My first Father’s Day without my son. To rephrase that, my first Father’s Day without my son alive. As days go, it was okay, difficult but okay. I dedicated the day to my son, Jake, who … Continue reading
Posted in Ceremony, Daily Ramblings, Food, Honoring Jake, Jake Colman, Memory
Tagged fathersday, grievingfather, jazz, lossofason, music
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