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Miss M’s 13!
Impossible right? I kid you not. Mamãe’s silly goose is officially a teenager❤️ Massive deal! So naturally, Miss M, Papai, and Sonia planned a marvelous celebration replete with friends, family, and of course, Papai’s infamous Brazilian barbecue. Given the magnitude of this momentous occasion, I spent weeks ruminating on choosing the perfect Mamãe gift…
Read MoreHappy Mother’s Day Mamãe❤️
A few weeks ago I received the following email from Cara Belvin, the visionary founder of empowerHER: Hi there Laurie! I wanted to send along a note to you this weekend with a thought + question! I know how much Terri loved NYC ( and how much you all do too) and we are hosting 2…
Read MoreClap along…
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…
Read MoreBirthday Blessings
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;…
Read MoreBearing Witness
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…
Read MoreReflections
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…
Read MoreCreating Space
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…
Read MoreHeart Home❤️
Today is Terri Luanna’s 46th Birthday… Here she is ringing in 37—pre-cancer, a little over a year after her mother died, teeming with life. Hands down, that was my favorite birthday celebration with her. Terri had an enhanced capacity for cultivating contagious bliss, so naturally, when she invited us to celebrate in her beloved…
Read MoreDigging deep into the power of words with “Wordshop”
I am…. I can…. I will…. I do… How would you answer these four sentences? I had the privilege of digging deep into the power of our own words with Christine D’Ercole, the glorious Miss M, and a group of brave, beautiful motherless daughters from empowerHER. What is Wordshop? According to Christine, “Wordshop is where…
Read MoreGrounding in Grace
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…
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