Mothers
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Grief Lessens
Today is the Feast of the Epiphany, a Christian holiday celebrating the revelation of God the Son as a human being in Jesus Christ. It is also the first anniversary of my mother’s death. There’s not much difference between a… Continue reading
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Aglow — All Saint’s Day 2018
Today is All Saint’s Day — a Christian festival in honor of all the saints, known and unknown. This year, I remember my mother, who died last January 6. I miss her. I wish I had known her better. I… Continue reading
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Ignite 10/26/18
If it’s not one thing, it’s your mother . . . Continue reading
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This Little Light
My mother has been on my mind and heart a lot lately. Like me, her favorite season was Fall; a season she did not experience the last decades of her life when she and my father lived in Orlando, Florida.… Continue reading
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Sisters Showing Up
“We are each other’s reference point at our turning points.” This quote from Elizabeth Fishel’s book, Sisters: Shared Histories, Lifelong Ties — a compilation of more than 150 interviews and questionnaires with more than 150 women — describes what my… Continue reading
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Showing Up — Part Two
My mother died the way she lived — stubbornly and privately. Two weeks earlier she had suffered a catastrophic stroke with no hope for recovery. She had signed an advance directive not to start or continue life-sustaining procedures and was… Continue reading
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Showing Up — Part One
“I’m sad that it took the death of my dad to re-connect us.” Three weeks ago on a late Thursday afternoon, I received an email from a former client from whom I hadn’t heard in nearly 13 years. “Hi Sharon… Continue reading
