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Grace Lessons
Gratitude… Strength… Resilience… Perseverance… Be Brave… You are just a click away from a sneak peek into the powerful messages imparted by our beloved Graceful Woman Warrior. I invite you to listen in as we reopen the conversation Terri Luanna started in her first blog post, December 29, 2011. We cannot wait to delve…
Read MoreBecome part of our shared story…
Within the inevitable moments of aching sadness on this, your 44th birthday, Miss M and I managed to create a multitude of magical memories… Thank you, Terri Luanna, for the gifts you continue to scatter…
Read MoreStories
Each day we are faced with a new “story.” Yesterday’s story is done. Tomorrow’s is an open book. But yesterday’s story holds meaning for the story that unfolds in our today. Some days our stories are rich with love, adventure, reconnection and beauty. Others arrive with a crushing, gut wrenching fist to…
Read MoreHeartache
Have you ever thought there was more than one meaning for the word heartache? I did, today. I was searching for a title for this post on the drive home from empowerHER‘s Summer Beach Bash—or as Miss M called it—Best. Beach. Bash. Ever., and heartache was the word that kept repeating itself over and over in…
Read MoreMother’s Day
Mothers here, mothers there, mothers, mothers everywhere. Present making at school… Flower displays at the grocery store… GlitzyMother’s Day cards in CVS… Tenderly poignant television ads… Well intentioned adults unknowingly asking young motherless daughters, “Will you give your Mom the present you made when you get home today or wait till Sunday?” Sadly, Miss M…
Read MoreKeep on walking…
Team Terri “walked” their 4th New Bedford Half Marathon today. And for the first time since Terri’s death, Miss M put on her walking shoes. Her excitement when I talked to her on the phone yesterday was infectious, as she assured me she had all her…
Read MoreDear Mamãe
Dear Mamãe, I miss you so much. I miss you every day and I love you. And I want you back. You were everything to me. You were the one that made me🌈. I wish you were here making new memories. The old memories are fine with me right now. The most important thing is that…
Read More“And when I die, there’ll be one child born…”
Yesterday marked three years since Terri journeyed to the other side. Three years… Inconceivable yet undeniable. So after dropping Miss M off at school I turned on my Laura Nyro Pandora, hoping to “hear” her voice. And this is what came on; “And when I die, and when I’m gone, there’ll be one child born…
Read More“Reach To The Sky Terri”
Once I fall you help me up You give me water in a cup You love me like you do You know I love you too… Happy Birthday Mamãe Love, Marisa Marisa is an 8 yr. old girl, writing songs, making art, having fun and most importantly eating candy! I dream…
Read MoreTime Marches On
This photo of Miss M at her new school job popped up on my FB timeline this morning and I was overjoyed to see her newest transition in action. Time certainly does march on… So many firsts-first day at a new school, first time on the bus, first day working in the cafeteria, first time…
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