One of my favorite Justin Roberts songs ends with the phrase, "If you liked that, you should check out the mud!" Having always been afraid to get muddy, I thought this phrase is just what I need to apply to my life as I juggle working and raising four kids. We are always seeking to balance the yucky dirt with refreshing, life-giving water and we know that in the right circumstances, things will grow. Over the past year my life has grown by leaps and bounds with my family, my career, and my new passion, writing. I hope you will visit to chat and read about my muddy life!
What is grief? It is standing in the shower and you are suddenly crying and then you are sobbing. And you barely thought about it in the two days since you heard your Uncle Rich passed. You thought about your dad and your cousins and your aunt and how sad they must be and you checked in on your dad. "I'm so so sorry." And you went to work and you did what you had to do. And now you are ready for another day and you are thinking of all the things and then you are crying and you are little again and vulnerable and your heart hurts. And you remember everyone. Medford Lakes and a swimming pool and laughing so hard and dancing around a Christmas tree and fireworks by the lake at night. And you can see his face and all their faces smiling Aunts and uncles and cousins and brothers who aren't here. And you remember his voice, deep and laughing, and you remember his kindness and his advice. "Are you taking vitamin C, Joannie?" You see all their faces and you mis...
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