Father’s Day – Death
This week of Father's Day, I'd like to share several posts about fathers. I will start with this one about my dear father: On Saturday morning—exactly one week after my ovarian surgery—I awoke at eight forty-five. It was late. Dad had not checked in at six forty-five as he had every morning in the three […]
Prayer for Mother (Mother’s Day11)
I Never Prayed for My Mother In all the years I enjoyed her company, chafed at her criticism, thought I would have her forever, I never prayed for my mother Although I fervently wished her life to be richer, her comfort to be higher, her courage to uphold her, I never prayed for my mother […]
You can run, but can you hide? (Mother’s Day10)
Grieving is hard. How long does it take to forget someone you love? The Secret The jagged edges of grief tear at my spirit they pull and snag and rip and shred Is there a secret to surviving with the fabric of my life somewhat intact? But Can I Hide? Anxious to get the grieving […]
Can You Visit Your Childhood Home? (Mother’s Day8)
Can you still visit your childhood home? I lost mine when my mother died. Childhood Home When I lost my mother somehow I lost my childhood home Father always greets me at the door— hat in hand eager to escape ready to run I feel quite sure that if I could only get inside I […]
I’ve Lost My History (Mother’s Day7)
During the eleven long weeks that my mother lay dying in hospice, someone told me to ask her everything I wanted to know. I tried to think of things, but I was so shocked by the whole situation that I couldn't form the questions. Ask YOUR mother things you need to know NOW. I Clutch […]
Do You Feel Like an Orphan? (Mother’s Day 6)
Firstborn Until my birth she had been a childless mother Upon her death I have become a motherless child (Excerpted from The Last Violet: Mourning My Mother, Moving Beyond Regret, copyright 2002 Lois Tschetter Hjelmstad)