Lessons Learned my dad’s gift.no.6

Lessons Learned my dad’s gift.no.6

My sixth lesson learned from #dad is the #power of #unconditional #love. He held nothing back and gave his all to those he knew. Some relationships are #transactional but a dad’s love is #powerful and #evergreen. For me who was raised entirely by her single dad...
73 days to go….

73 days to go….

In 73 days, I will reach the tenth anniversary of my father’s passing, yes, his death. It is still hard to acknowledge his death. What have I learnt in these intervening years? A great deal about myself and about us, and about the kindness from people I least...
Two years with my new best friend….

Two years with my new best friend….

Today is exactly two years since I brought my new bestie home that is my lovely German Shepherd pup, Oscar.  When he came home I was able to carry him in and out of the car, now there is no question of that. He is big and powerful but yet we connect effortlessly....
How to get through your loved one’s birthday?

How to get through your loved one’s birthday?

  In two days, I will mark what would have been my dad’s 105th birthday. Does it matter since he is not on planet earth? It does to me.  I have become a dab hand at this now as I have been navigating anniversaries, birthdays, and other milestone, all without him...

This is my happy place…

 I start this blog with a bold statement, but it is deliberate. This is my happy place. I am walking through the 10th year since my precious father’s passing. I have been through the roller coaster of grief and as Sir Elton’s song goes, ‘I am still standing after all...