Posts tagged memories
remembering my mom, Wendy Lou Alford (1940 - 2001)
remembering my mom, Wendy Lou Alford (1940 - 2001)

in the wee hours of the morning 22 years ago today, the Ides of March, my mom left her tired body. after seven years of a rollercoaster ride of hope and despair, and lingering for a month in hospital as she waited for a liver transplant which never came, she took one last look at those of us gathered around her bed and quietly slipped away. she was the same age as i am now.


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personal musingsayreÁnna Rossmom, grief, remembering, memories, healing, forgiveness, honoringComment
leaving The Refuge
leaving The Refuge

for my first blog of this year, i had every intention of writing something different- something inspirational and uplifting. however, in one of many “ah ha” moments i've had in these first few days of 2021, i realized that i cannot, in earnest and with deep fullness, begin anything new without clearing out the old.

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personal musingsayreÁnna RossRefuge, goodbyes, transformation, grief, love, choice, destiny, faith, memories, new era, remembering, trustComment