by Jan Perry | Dec 24, 2015 | Loss: From hole to whole
I have been really sad today, Christmas Eve Day. This is the second Christmas without Bob. I wonder if I was still numb last Christmas and that this is the first “feeling” Christmas? I have done so many things to grieve, grow, and graduate from this process. I...
by Jan Perry | Nov 29, 2015 | Growth
I have been thinking a lot about the blogs here in Serene Women. At the moment there are two; Loss: Hole to Whole and Evolving Serenity. I have wondered what to do with them. I was considering suspending them for a while; a novel, or at least a long short story,...
by Jan Perry | Nov 21, 2015 | Evolving Serenity
Today I visited with a dear friend who I do not visit nearly often enough. The visit was filled with the ordinary — knitting, health, children, dreams, frustrations. Whenever we visit I remember that we need to do it more often. Then I came home to have a repairman...
by Jan Perry | Oct 16, 2015 | Evolving Serenity
I just got back from a trip to my brother’s. Saw my niece and her husband and her new baby, my nephew, and my brother and sister-in-law. It was a great visit! From my home to my brother’s home is about 850 miles. That is a long drive. At the end of the drive on day...
by Jan Perry | Sep 28, 2015 | Loss: From hole to whole
Whose Circle Is It? As I have been working to create a new life since Bob died, this question and some of its corollaries have been on my mind. After a partner dies it is so easy to feel not whole. The other day I read a better image. The gist of the article was...
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