Tag Archives: grief and loss

DYING, AND LIVING DELIBERATELY

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Amy Getter

With a look of confusion and uncertainty, she asks me “What’s next?” And Sandy wants to go outside. Though the fog lies heavily over the ocean waves, masking their beauty, we can hear the pounding surf sounds and scattered faint … Continue reading →

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MOTHER’S DAY

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Amy Getter

“What they never tell you about grief is that missing someone is the simplest part.”       From Let’s take the long way home by Gail Caldwell My beautiful cousin, having nearly reached the hallmark of five years since the death of … Continue reading →

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GIVING HONOR

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Amy Getter

In later years she lived in her memories.  They encompassed the early years of settling this land that would soon cradle her old bones.  Back then, the horse and buggy was the means of transport.  Then came the gravel road … Continue reading →

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THE FIDDLER

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Amy Getter

I watched an old movie last week, Fiddler on the Roof. We all ask what is the fiddler doing up there?  Tevye, the main character says, “Every one of us is a fiddler on the roof, trying to scratch out a pleasant, … Continue reading →

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GETTING LEMONS

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Amy Getter

 No one wants to hear the words “It‘s actually a blessing,” or “God took them because He needed them more than we did,” or “They had a wonderful life” or “They were just too good for this world”. Never appropriate … Continue reading →

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