(Topic: Weighted bears) Hi Friends! I’m still in post-holiday mode and a bit behind-er than I’d like to be, so here is a post with all those pictures we take of Pookie that are not enough for a post, individual pictures, or pictures I’ve sent to Hubby of Pookie trying on a new item… Just
Christmas 2018 with Pookie
(Topic: Christmas/holidays, family, incorporating a deceased loved one in the celebrations) Hi friends! This year we traveled to family for the holidays. I had hoped to get this post done for Wednesday the 26th, right after Christmas, but with travel and getting the photos in the right places and ready, I got a bit behind
Designing a Church Website: Thoughts from a “younger” person
Designing a Church Website Thoughts from a “younger” person Who is this “younger” person? I say “younger” because I’m no longer in my twenties… but I’m generally still within the age group that a lot of churches say they want to attract to their church. These are some thoughts and suggestions I have, based on
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Adventure Pookie: Rochester NY
(Topic: Travel, Pookie adventures (weighted bear)) Hi Friends! Recently (at the end of October) we went to Rochester NY. We met up with friends, explored, and had some work stuff too… Here are Pookie’s adventures!! Visiting friends can mean gearing up with a cup of tea, while in your comfy clothes! Actually, I’d been explaining
Pook-in-Boots
(Topic: Weighted bears, sewing) Hi Friends! I’ve lately been in a bit of a sewing slump, not making nearly the progress on things that I would like to. Yesterday was a good day, though, and I got a lot done! One of my perennial projects is altering clothing for Pookie! Primarily, if I get things
Pookie vs. Duvet Cover
(Topic: Weighted bear in my life as a character) Hi Friends! Many of you know Pookie by now. He shows up in lots of posts of his own, since he represents Charlie (more on weighted bears here). But he’s also developed his own personality, and I love making photo-stories of him participating in our life!
A Stocking for Pookie
(Topic: Knitting) Hi Friends! Recently I realized that, as Pookie has been more and more a member of our family in his own right (Who is Pookie? click here), and with the holiday season upon us, that he might need a stocking of his own! I have successfully made two things with heels – which
Advent
(Topic: Grief during the holiday season) Hi Friends, This last Sunday was the first day of Advent. In my tradition, both in my family growing up and in my church theologically, Advent is the season of preparation for Christmas. Christmas doesn’t start until December 25th, at which point the Twelve Days of Christmas start (remember
Photography at Cooperrider Bog
(Topic: Outdoors, New hobbies, touches on life after loss) Hi Friends! Recently, I went to Pookie’s favorite place, which is one of my favorites as well. We don’t go often, since it’s about 45 minutes away, but it’s only about 10 from where Charlie’s buried, so I’ll often go on days I visit the cemetery,
Exercise for ME
(Topic: Fitness after loss) Hi Friends! One of the biggest parts of my grief journey has been redefining my Self. This is something that everyone goes through at some point, but usually not to quite the same degree or for the same reasons (a mid-life crisis, for example, is suddenly taking a close look at