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Family Growing Pains
For Love in a Time of Conflict By John O’DonohueFrom Benedictus A Book of Blessings Read more
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It’s a thing, this grieving
It’s a thing, smelling the clothes of a loved one who has recently died. I’ve found myself smelling my Mother’s clothes more than once. It started just before she passed away. I had just stepped out of the shower, and hanging on the back of the bathroom door was her red flannel nightshirt. I held Read more
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A Protective Vigil
Excerpts from my nightly journal entries. As I sit listening to my Mom’s favorite music, and the rhythmic hum and exhale of an oxygen machine, my mother rests in the living room thats lit only by soft orange candle light. I write, I prayer, I hold her hand, and watch closely for her last breath… Read more



