Archive for Continued Bonds

Growing up, my siblings and I were picky eaters. That's probably putting it mildly. Honestly, we were like inscrutable food…

Times like these – when 'I'm scared and worried – I wish you were here. When the seconds slow and…

After some discussion with our insightful readers, we're adding a brief preface to this article.  We feel it's important to…

I am still your daughter and, though I often feel motherless, you are still my mother. Our here-on-earth connection has…

I’ve always thought of continuing bonds as an ‘a-ha’ grief concept. As in...  “A-ha! That makes so much sense.” “A-ha!…

Ritual.  When you read the word, what comes to mind?  If I were to take a guess, I'd say maybe…

by Cynthia Randall The apple tree he bought and planted for me. Now, years later, is a living reminder of…

The acorn necklace my sister, Jessie, gave me the Christmas after my mom died is in this twisted, tangled mess…

by Andy Dickinson I celebrated the second birthday without my mom on Saturday.   I had homemade cupcakes and french…