by Robin on April 14, 2010
“…the mausoleum of all hope and desire…” William Faulkner We went to Atlanta’s historic Westview Cemetery last weekend. My Dad-in-Law is buried there. On the way out, The Husband parked and let me wander around the endless marble hallways of the mausoleum. So many lives honored here… As I looked at name after name after [...]
by Robin on February 24, 2010
The phrase, “Things I thought I knew for sure” started showing up in my journal over and over in the past few years. The older I get the longer the list … One of those things is death. I grew up in a Christian home and went to church every Sunday. But I don’t remember [...]
by Robin on November 13, 2009
“I hate going to Mom’s on Thanksgiving. Too much family in a closed in space with too much time to talk and annoy each other.” I overheard this at Starbucks the other day and I knew the holiday’s were in full swing. In the midst of planning menus for Thanksgiving and decorating for Christmas I [...]
by Robin on October 28, 2009
The older I get, the more funerals I attend. Funerals are a pause in the cadence of life. Time stands still for a few moments. A funeral marks the time when family and friends step fully onto the unavoidable path set before them. And so starts the journey through grief. Until I lost someone close [...]
by Robin on October 26, 2009
It’s Sunday afternoon. I just got home from the hospice where my Dad-in-law is just about to cross over to the other side of eternity. It was a day I will remember forever. Lots of family gathered to say good-bye.The hospice is beautiful. Completely unexpected. Huge rooms with couches and an extra double bed and [...]
by Robin on October 22, 2009
Such a range of emotions this week. We’ve been with my Dad-in-law as he lives out his last days on this side of eternity. Sitting and praying and reliving beautiful memories of him. One minute there is a deep sadness so heavy it takes your breath. The next, there’s laughter when remembering something he said [...]
by Robin on October 21, 2009
We’ve had quite a day or two around here Peeps. Mike’s dad was rushed to the hospital Monday night. He has an aneurysm..or had an aneurysm. He’s 83 and there’s not anything the Drs. can do except keep him comfortable. It’s been so hard for everyone, Mike’s dad is a deeply spiritual man. Our daughter [...]
by Robin on October 10, 2008
My sister-in-law died last week. And as you do when you lose someone, I’ve been thinking a lot about her. For the past few days, I’ve been wondering: what would she have done differently if she’d known she didn’t have much time left? For Sharon the last two years had been really hard. I won’t [...]
by Robin on October 6, 2008
On Friday we found out that my husband’s sister, Sharon, died suddenly . She was only 60 years old. It’s been an emotional weekend for Mike. We’ve talked about Sharon, reliving memories and reminding each other of her strong faith in God. My most special memories of Sharon were our conversations over the phone right [...]
