Tag Archives: sadness

Mother’s Day Without Mom

Posted on May 11, 2013 by mariner2mother

This is the first Mother’s Day that I am motherless. It feels weird. Even though Mom and I weren’t as close as a lot of mothers and daughters, I would always acknowledge her on Mother’s Day. She would be celebrated … Continue reading →

Posted in Spirituality, The Voyage | Tagged Aruba, death, grief, healing, mom, Mother's Day, party, sadness | 11 Comments

Clearing Out A Lifetime of Things

Posted on April 7, 2013 by mariner2mother

I recently returned from having spent a week emptying my mother’s house. It was the house I lived in from 10 years old, until I spread my wings and left the nest in my 20’s. The memories in that house … Continue reading →

Posted in The Voyage | Tagged emptying childhood home, grief, house, life passage, parents, sadness | 8 Comments

Echoes

Posted on January 2, 2013 by mariner2mother

December 27, 2012 I came into the house. The familiar house that I grew up in. The cats are happy to see me- they are hungry because they haven’t had breakfast yet. Beyond tired from a red-eye flight that was … Continue reading →