Tag Archives: grief

Loss and Survival in the Tennessee Tornadoes

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Gail

I’ve lived 59 of my 60 years on this earth in Middle Tennessee, so I’ve been through my fair share of tornadoes.  I’ve heard the frightening “freight train” sound of a tornado going over my house (and it really does … Continue reading →

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Virtual Coffee #5

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Gail

If we were having coffee today, I’d let you know that I’ve missed you since I stepped away for a month-long blogging break.  It’s good to step away for these little breaks every now and then.  And though I didn’t blog … Continue reading →

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Supermarket Flowers

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Gail

Supermarket Flowers is a song of bereavement.  Ed Sheeran wrote this song as a personal tribute to his late grandmother.  Many people think the song was written about Ed’s mom.  It was written from his mom’s point of view, rather … Continue reading →

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To Everything There Is A Season, And A Time To Every Purpose Under The Heaven

Posted on March 24, 2018 by Gail

There was once a man who was described as amazingly wonderful, compassionate and brilliant. He was a medical doctor. An oncologist to be exact. Highly regarded in his profession. Rumor was he graduated first in his medical school class. His … Continue reading →

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Ruminate

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Gail

This post is in response to the WordPress one-word daily prompt: Ruminate The first thing that popped into my head (of course) upon seeing this prompt was my anatomy and physiology days in my animal science and pre-vet courses and … Continue reading →

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Remembering a Genuine Friend

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Gail

Back in the early 1990s, a veterinarian came to work at the clinic I worked at (he actually was hired to fill in for me while I was on an extended maternity leave but was later hired on full-time).  Prior … Continue reading →

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Random Thoughts This Weekend

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Gail

I had written a post last night about something that happened to me yesterday that had me quite upset.  But my WordPress site was not cooperating and it was not saving my drafts. Then when I was trying to download … Continue reading →

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Needing A Mother’s Tender Care

Posted on February 20, 2016 by Gail

I sorta laughed to myself when it dawned on me what I had suddenly found myself wanting as I laid on the couch that day.  And continuing to think about it, tears fell hard when I realized the depth of … Continue reading →

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Monday’s Question

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Gail

Question:  What’s the most difficult decision you’ve ever had to make?   My Answer:  I’ve thought about this one a lot and without a doubt, I think it’s when I had to make the decision to put my cat to … Continue reading →

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Missing Mother

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Gail

As I have done every year for the past several years on April the 13th, I’ve thought about my mother. Today she would have been 89 years old.  That’s hard for me to believe and I find myself wondering what … Continue reading →

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