Tag Archives: loss

Ho-Hum?-liday

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Six Feet Standing Tall

Just 15 short days after she died it was Christmas, a day meant to fill the heart with hope and peace. Mine was frozen. On the Christmas day service of that first Christmas without her, the four of us – … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged challenges, change, Christmas, darkness, holiday, hope, light, loss, peace | 2 Comments

An Ordinary Monday in December

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Six Feet Standing Tall

It was just an ordinary day. Until it was not. It was Monday, December 10. I went to school that day and then babysat for a family in the neighborhood. An unexpected knock on the door and the instruction that … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Christmas, death, family, grief, loss, ordinary, sister | 2 Comments

When I’m 64…

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Six Feet Standing Tall

Let me preface this by saying that I do not think 64 is old at all, lest I receive angry phone calls from my parents. I’m sure if The Beatles were to write that song today, they’d adjust the age … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aging, elderly, grandma, grandparents, loss, nursing home, old age, worry | 1 Comment

When Everything Changed

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Six Feet Standing Tall

“Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same.” – Unknown She was born on Thursday, July 12, 1990. Today she would … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged coping with grief, death, Down Syndrome, family, God, grief, loss, loss of a sibling, sisters | 7 Comments

Thief in the Night

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Six Feet Standing Tall

Death came unexpectedly and uninvited into our lives one week this past October. All around us leaves blazed brilliant fiery shades of red, gold and orange. By its very nature, autumn represents a fading away of life, of the earth … Continue reading →