Tag Archives: coping with death

Broken record

Posted on March 14, 2012 by pathfinder

There is so much to say about our child, how we feel, what we miss, but we have a limited vocabulary with which to express it.  That must be part of the reason we build memorials, run marathons, ride in … Continue reading →

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In hope of joy

Posted on March 9, 2012 by pathfinder

Daylight savings time begins this Saturday.  Tonight is the opening reception for the artists of Blue Ridge Watermedia Society at Haywood County Arts Gallery where I will have some work on display.  If the weather permitted, potters Brant and Karen … Continue reading →

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Fond Farewells

Posted on February 20, 2012 by pathfinder

Dear Son, One of your best friends from high school died today.  His death was the result of illness. I remember him as a quiet good natured young man with a ready laugh.  You and he went through some of … Continue reading →

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In matters of faith

Posted on February 8, 2012 by pathfinder

There is a subtle change, or maybe it is a shift in how I feel.  Perhaps I am just getting used to the weight of this loss.  It is a part of every day, every hour.  Perhaps I am being … Continue reading →

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Dear Son

Posted on January 27, 2012 by pathfinder

Hey Babe, The weird weather here is suiting me just fine.  It seems fitting that everything should be weird , out-of-the-ordinary, atypical.  The sun is shining while all the clouds on the horizon are as dark as pitch.  There are … Continue reading →

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Facets of a life

Posted on January 24, 2012 by pathfinder

The birthday of our son is a little over a week away.  It falls on a Saturday this year.  Saturday’s are not good days for us.  The new renters will move into his apartment this weekend.  Our daughter is dreading … Continue reading →

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Grief

Posted on January 20, 2012 by pathfinder

I can count the days since July 2nd on one hand when I have not shed a tear. I haven’t had one of those days in a while.  I am working on not letting those tearless days make me feel … Continue reading →

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The rocking chair named worry

Posted on January 12, 2012 by pathfinder

Do you remember the day last year when that man predicted the world would end? The radio and television hosts had a field day with it.  I wondered if some of them were whistling in the dark. I remember it … Continue reading →

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The path

Posted on January 6, 2012 by pathfinder

Cycling through again.   I have stopped counting the cycles.   I have recognized that they can come from unanticipated triggers.  Notes and remembrances from loving friends, stories in the news of events that parallel our own unfortunate circumstances, days … Continue reading →

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greater and lesser degrees

Posted on December 29, 2011 by pathfinder

The grief attacks seem like a  sort of panic attack.   The feeling is sudden, the thoughts flood in, my son is dead.  He is really gone.  I will not see, hear or touch him again in this world.   … Continue reading →

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