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Parting is such sweet sorrow…
Miss M had to say goodbye today. Yet again… As did I. As I prepared to journey to CT this morning to bring Miss M “home”, I was completely caught off guard by the raw emotion that welled within me as I wrote a farewell and thank you to Miss M’s school. The tears rolled…
Read MoreFamily is… (Forever)
This is what Miss M said to Grandpa and I about the drawing she made on Nana Canada’s Buddha Board. It’s remarkable to me how Miss M so succinctly and effortlessly offers up these profound “koans” as her mother called them. But the reality is, it’s in her…
Read MoreSigns
Change is on the horizon and Terri (and her Mom) are weighing in. The name for this blog post came to me a few days ago. I’m away for my 27th annual GWA-Girls’ Weekend Away-a girlfriend retreat Terri visited as often as she could. Membership requires “tribunal approval” and needless to say, Terri was a…
Read MoreAngel Wings
Terri’s been “popping up” all over the place… Check out the “wings” surrounding Marisa’s first recital pictures! All the Moms were comparing pics when one Mom pointed to my phone exclaiming, “Look at the angel wings!” Her sparkling blue eyes locked with mine and she said with complete confidence and…
Read MoreThe Changing Tides of Grief…
Our grief is shifting… Especially Miss M’s. In and out. Ebbing and flowing. Deeper and darker, (if that’s even possible), than it has since our Warrior took her leave-taking just over two years ago. Sometimes if feels as if Miss M is being swept away by a fierce undertow of anguish. And sorrow. It literally…
Read Moreto: Mamae Love: Marisa
10/25/16 Dear Mamae, We will sellabrate your birthday today! We miss you. I am leving you some candy from dylins and a delicous cupcake. It has springkals and your favorite, cocoanut. We also watched vidiows of you and me and papai. to: Mamae Love: Marisa …
Read MoreBowen Magic
Well, it finally fell out!!! After weeks and weeks of it hanging by a thread! And it’s our last night with Grandpa on Bowen… Coincidence? I think not. Terri and Jeanne truly outdid themselves tonight. True to form, their finale literally took my breath away… It was…
Read MoreHappy Birthday “Goose”…
As Marisa’s 7th birthday loomed on the horizon, my heart and soul were filled with questions… How could we create a magical celebration for Terri’s beloved Miss M? How could we convey to Marisa the depth of her mother’s love? How could we ease the painful reality…
Read MoreThe Gift that keeps on giving
It’s my 59th birthday. This is one of three photos I took tonight of the full moon overlooking the Sea of Cortez in Cabo San Lucas. Can you see Jeanne and Terri dancing across the sky? Aunty Cole and I certainly did. What a day it’s…
Read More“Love Is The Best Thing, Remember All Family” -Marisa Alegria da Silva
A gift from my remarkable niece. My great niece. Miss M. Terri incarnate… And as always, it came just when I needed it the most… I’ve felt so disconnected of late. From Terri. From her mother, Jeanne. Even from Miss M. It had been a whole month…
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