Tag Archives: holidays
The Last Noel
Dear Readers, I hope you enjoy this Christmas story which I originally shared several years ago. This memory still moves me. In the waning afternoon sun on a Christmas Eve many years ago, my daughter, husband, and I anticipated a … Continue reading
A Christmas Miracle
This Christmas was, for me, a miracle. Last June, while lying in bed at the third hospital I’d been in since March 27, 2020, I wondered if I would celebrate Christmas in my own home with my friends. As I … Continue reading
Holidays in Widows World
Being a widow has changed my life in many ways—some I expected, others I didn’t. My husband’s death was not sudden, it happened after several months of illness, hope, despair , hospitalizations and finally, Hospice Care. I thought I … Continue reading
Thanksgiving
It seems trite to say that Thanksgiving is a day to reflect on our blessings—after all, isn’t that what the word thanksgiving implies? We are blessed and we are grateful—most of us to a Deity. And some of us … Continue reading