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So Much Love…
Terri Luanna, we did it! Four years to the day you transitioned your dream became a reality. Our “Graceful Woman Warrior” Book Launch exceeded…
Read MoreYou are invited…
Tonight is the night… Four years to the day our beloved Terri Luanna transitioned, her legacy of open-hearted love, resilience and transformative grace lessons is yours for the taking. Please tune in to Graceful Woman Warrior’s FaceBook page tonight at 7:00 pm EST. So many of you reached out, promising to be at Graceful Woman…
Read MoreDream Book Tour: Canada Book Signing-check!
“Auntie, what time is it?” Leaning down, I grabbed my vibrating phone. “It’s 6:45. Did my phone wake you?” I asked, as it buzzed for the umpteenth time. “Why does it keep buzzing?” “Come lie with me, the article about Mamãe’s book came out today and everyone’s texting me.” Hopping out of her matching single…
Read MoreGrace 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…
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