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                    It’s been an emotionally charged couple of weeks… More beginnings. More endings. And lots of in betweens. Marisa’s 6th birthday. Terri’s NYC Astoria Park Bench Dedication. The 6 month anniversary of Terri’s death… And then came the silence… The sadness… The searching… Until finally, the…

                  Terri Luanna DaSilva’s Park Bench Dedication Sunday, May 31st, Noon- ? Astoria Park, Shore Blvd. (near Ditmars Blvd.), Astoria, NY Overlooking the East River OPEN TO ALL   Open to all… That was Terri. Through and through. Open to all of life’s lessons, gifts, people, adventures,…

It’s been awhile. I am sitting in Jeanne’s living room on Bowen Island and Terri is everywhere… In the pictures. On the ferry ride. In the tears of pure joy that streamed down Grandpa’s face. In the living room, dancing right along with Auntie Cole, Mr. Ed, Miss M and I to Grandpa’s joyous guitar…

Today would have been my sister, Jeanne Robinson’s, 67th birthday… Compelled to honor and celebrate the magnificent woman that birthed our beloved gracefulwomanwarrior, I journeyed to the birthplace of our matriarch, Dorothy; that magical place on the tip of Cape Cod that has always been a sanctuary for the Rubbicco/Robinson women- Provincetown. I feel her…

Valentine’s Day. The day to proclaim your love to all those you hold near and dear. Not such an easy thing to do when the one you love is just beyond your reach… From the moment we woke up today, Miss M and I yearned for our precious Mamae. So off we went, in search…

On this wintery, blustery day, I went searching for the perfect epitaph for Terri’s bench. So naturally, I went straight to the source; gracefulwomanwarrior. Back to the beginning… Two hours and many tears later, I made it through the first year of Terri’s blog. God, could that girl write. And inspire. And energize. I am…

Been missing Terri… So much… As are Miss M. And Heron. And many of you. I know because some of you reached out this week. Feeling the same ache. Missing her smile. Her light. Her irrepressible positivity. Two weeks ago, Miss M and I channeled our grief by embarking on a quest to NYC to…

“Winter, spring, summer or fall, all you have to do is call, and I’ll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah, you’ve got a friend.” James Taylor                           I woke up this morning “filled” with all that is/was Terri. In my dreams. In my heart.…

      “Shared pain is lessened; shared joy, increased.” Callahan’s Crosstime Saloon Spider Robinson       On this bittersweet Christmas Eve, my heart and soul ache for the loss of my beloved niece… I have learned over these last few weeks that my brother-in-law, Spider, was right. So, in an attempt to lessen…

Our Warrior gracefully and peacefully journeyed “home” on Friday, December 5th, at 12:41 p.m… Choreographing right up until the moment of her death, Terri Luanna waited for her beloved husband to arrive. Then, as in all she did in her brief life, Terri passed gracefully and in peace, surrounded by all who loved her dearly.…