Posts by gracefulwomanwarrior

  Just finished watching Terri Luanna’s Celebration of Life, on this, her 7th deathiversary, and felt compelled to invite you all to click on the link above and “clap along” to the “Happy” lyrics at the end of the slide show which truly embody the essence of our beloved Warrior: Clap along if you feel like…

It’s been a long time… But as many of you know, today is our beloved Terri Luanna’s 47th birthday🎉 Doesn’t she look like Miss M’s twin in this pic?? As time goes on, I see so much of Terri in Miss M. Her graceful beauty, compassionate and open heart, creative spirit, deep passion for life and love;…

  This hope candle has been burning all day. For Max the Man Stone. A twenty-something Warrior from our church family waging war with lymphoma. Rev. Emily J. Kellar hosted a Prayer Vigil for Max today, and my son and I humbly joined the Zoom prayer call.  Bearing witness… Together. As a loving community. Finding and…

I don’t know about you, but I’ve taken a deep dive into a reflective, contemplative, and at times, insidious melancholy during these monumentally staggering first weeks of 2021. So much tumult — heart-wrenching domestic terror, apocalyptic loss in the face of Covid, dehumanization in the form of white supremacy. Where does one begin to unpack…

The holiday season is upon us. Incredibly different than years past, but here just the same, demanding our time and attention. My question to you is, how are you creating space in your life these days, amidst the hustle and bustle inherent in this time of year? Space for love. Space for joy. Space for calm in…

I just finished polishing up my Grace Lessons Worksop for tomorrow’s event during Reimagine: Life, Loss, & Love‘s worldwide virtual festival on embracing life, facing death, and loving fully in the face of COVID-19. I hope you’ll consider joining me as we lean into our loss stories together. From creating a loss timeline to cultivating…

“Their stories are now our stories…”  Steve Skafte  Shifting from my dream state to an in-between state of consciousness, Terri Luanna and her mother, Jeanne, beckoned to me.  Remember. Muse. Memorialize. It’s Memorial Day. An American holiday honoring the men and women who died while serving their country. It’s also a day to remember our departed…

It’s my 63rd birthday. It’s also the day my daughter and her husband are prepping to deliver my firstborn grandchild into this surreal and dystopian world we’re living in❤️  Sitting on my yoga mat this morning, prayer hands at my heart, I turned inward, listening for today’s intention/dedication. Safe passage… My heart swelled as I…