• Self Reflection

    What is your first experience with death that you remember?

    Do you have a  memory of the first ever death you experienced? We would love to have you share. While I do remember my grandmother’s funeral, I did not process that as a death.  We really saw very little of her growing up, and when we did see her, she was very standoffish, we had no relationship.  She was of the mindset that children should be seen (sometimes) and not heard, so as sad as her death was to my dad, it really didn’t touch my life in ways that resound in my memory.   However, a close friend of mine had a grandmother who lived in the same town…

  • Self Reflection,  The Adult Years

    Possessions – describe one of your strangest.

    We all own “things”. Some of us own more than others.  But today we are not asking you to quantify what you own, we are asking about the quality.  Can you think of something you currently possess that you or others would consider strange? I am sure some would consider this a strange possession, but to me, it is a treasured memory.  This little doll that my Mom gave me when I was very young.  I don’t remember getting her, she has just been with me for as long as I can remember. She is in pretty rough shape but I love her dearly and keep her in a jewelry…

  • Family,  Relationships,  Rites of Passage

    Have you had a life event that changed you forever?

    Click our names below to find out what we think ours are. Do you think you have? Scroll down to the comments section and leave us your story. We’d love to hear from you. I think that life events change you, that is what they are supposed to do.  To mold you into the human you are today.  We all have different events that change us in little ways – births/deaths, marriages/partnerships, divorces/breakups, job losses/gains and on and on.  But I did not have to contemplate this question – the one event that I feel changed me forever was the loss of my Mom.  I saw an article recently from…