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Saturday, April 2, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
February birthdays
Jean, the sister who is next in line after me in the family, is turning 56 today, and Matthew, my older son, is 35. We had grandparents on both sides who were also born on this day. Go figure. I spoke to Jean, who has been a widow now for a little over a year, and she says she is amazed at what a difference a year makes. She has lost 30 pounds and is now a size 10. The whole process of grieving and widowhood is something we share. We have gotten closer since our husbands are gone.
Matthew, who was skiing in VT in some recent Facebook photos,was not able to be reached on his cell phone today, but I imagine he and Catherine are celebrating together. They have a happy relationship. It is so good to know they have each other and that they are passionate about the same things. Just smart people who care a lot and it is good knowing this when life can be so hard.
Sarah has started facing the tough realities of being without Tom and has really opened up more emotionally to me. Her tears and her spoken words mean more than she knows. I feel so much empathy for what she is going through though I can never do it for her. Knowing that one just has to go through the mounring of a loss, I am relieved by these signs of sorrow. We are going to Lourdes Shrine to mass now on Sundays. It is somewhat less pressurized there, and the people seem down to earth. We have friends that have re-emerged into view who understand the sorrow more than others who have not had such loss in their lives. Healing takes time, and it is a comfort to have a place like this to go to.
Matthew, who was skiing in VT in some recent Facebook photos,was not able to be reached on his cell phone today, but I imagine he and Catherine are celebrating together. They have a happy relationship. It is so good to know they have each other and that they are passionate about the same things. Just smart people who care a lot and it is good knowing this when life can be so hard.
Sarah has started facing the tough realities of being without Tom and has really opened up more emotionally to me. Her tears and her spoken words mean more than she knows. I feel so much empathy for what she is going through though I can never do it for her. Knowing that one just has to go through the mounring of a loss, I am relieved by these signs of sorrow. We are going to Lourdes Shrine to mass now on Sundays. It is somewhat less pressurized there, and the people seem down to earth. We have friends that have re-emerged into view who understand the sorrow more than others who have not had such loss in their lives. Healing takes time, and it is a comfort to have a place like this to go to.
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