A Greeting for Memorial Day 2024
I cringe each time I hear, “Happy Memorial Day!” For those who have lost a loved one on active military duty—the use of the word…
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Adopt a Shelter Dog Month: Want to Help? Tell Your Story
October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month. How can we make a difference? How can we help other than by adopting a dog? After reading…
Memorial Beer
Computer-created sketch by Thomas Wert. Four unopened bottles of Budweiser beer sat two abreast on top of the cement wall. I’d left my daughter, Kizzie…
The Power of Story to Comfort Grief
Son Levi, left and sister Kizzie Marie in pink, right; Mom Kizzie in blue in back and Frank Billington IV in blue-striped shirt, right “But…
Levi Richard Jones (1973–1988)
Levi with his favorite Monster Truck “Death changes a relationship, but it need not end it.” —Lani Leary Ph.D. This year 2020,…
We Remember: CW4 Larry K. Jones
CW4 Larry Jones 1949-1983 Over the years people have expressed concern about causing sadness if they mention the loss of a loved one. I assure…
Detour through Grief and Loss: Renewed Life Direction via Embracing Compassion for Others and Myself
Kizzie Jones episode of Detour to Where podcast with LaVon Hardison Kizzie Jones was a guest on LaVon Hardison’s podcast, Detour to Where, today. She…
Music for Survival
Larry Jones, my husband, and the father of my two children, died in a helicopter crash, July 1983. Larry was alive one day and gone…
Flags & Feelings, June 2020, Part 1
It’s Flag Day in the USA, and I remember watching the students at a Mexican primary school perform the weekly flag ceremony. Learning about their…
Kindlandia: Look for the Helpers
Dearest Edythe, As you know, I was only 30 years old when I lost Larry, my husband and the father of my children. He was…
