In my day, we didn't have school shooting drills

This is the absolute last thing I wanted to write about this week. But honestly, everything else seems trivial, so here we go, I’ll try to keep it short.

Friends and Family, Grief, LossMeredith LyonsMarch 31, 2023family, loss, love, politics, grief Comments

A Year of Mourning

Various religions and cultures have definitions around periods of mourning. In a few, the first year is significant. My feelings.

Grief, Loss, Friends and Family, RelationshipsMeredith LyonsMay 14, 2021family, griefComment

Jason. My first friend.

The thumbnail is my Aunt Shari introducing Jason to me. And thus my first friendship was formed.

Friends and Family, Grief, Relationships, LossMeredith LyonsJanuary 7, 2021family, loss, grief, memory Comments

Aang and Cloud. And Jake, of course.

Adopting Aang and Cloud. Remembering Jake.

Grief, Pets, Relationships, Starting FreshMeredith LyonsJuly 10, 2020Kittens, Pets, Relationships, family, griefComment

Dear Jake,

All of the things I wish I could tell him and hope that he knew.

Friends and Family, Pets, Relationships, GriefMeredith LyonsMay 22, 2020Jake, family, grief Comment