COPING WITH LOSS AT CHRISTMAS TIME

Most people say that this is the worst time of year if you are trying to deal with the death of someone you love.  I have a different opinion on this sentiment.  I am not coming from a psychology point of view, but one of experience, having just lost the man that I...

LENNIE & I – THE STORY OF US – Chapter 2

“Just breath.”  It was the first time that I had heard Lennie’s voice on the phone.  It was a strong, masculine voice, but soft and comforting.  After 6 and a half days of dozens of e-mails I had finally gotten up the nerve to phone him.  He could...

A BITTERSWEET HOMECOMING

I was tired and drained as I sat in the Vancouver airport.  I was on my way home; home to Hamilton.  I was travelling on WestJet – the same route that I had taken that first time almost 3 years ago.  It is a bittersweet homecoming as I walked through the...

LENNIE & I – THE STORY OF US – Chapter 1

We met on the Internet in one serendipitous moment in time.  It was Valentine’s Day 2009.  What does any single woman do on Valentine’s Day?   We stay home and read, watch television or peruse the Internet.  I was looking for a book.  I could not remember...

I’LL REMEMBER YOU

The memorial service was planned for 10 a.m. on Sunday morning.  I had wanted to wait until next week, but there were family here that had booked flights back to the mainland.   It has not been easy planning the service as everyone has had different opinions of what...

IN LOVING MEMORY: LENNIE 1948-2011

It is with great sadness and a very heavy heart that I have to write this.  My love Lennie passed away at 6:45 Monday morning.  He died in my arms, enveloped in my love.  Life will never be the same without him. SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS What though the radiance which was...