Love to the Alabama girls who are 14, but could pass for 20 and a prayer for those who dismiss them.

by Kelly Buckley | Dec 11, 2017 | Grief

  I just can’t take it anymore.  On several occasions over the past few months, I’ve asked my husband, “is this really happening?” It seems that we have found ourselves, much like the cast of Stranger Things, threatened by the Upside-Down world. I don’t know how...

Tulips and Steaming Dog Crap

by Kelly Buckley | Apr 3, 2017 | Hope

    People who look through keyholes are apt to get the idea that most things are keyhole shaped. ~Author Unknown~   The tulips in my back yard have started to pop up. The tulips are a sign of life from the cold ground, a good sign that spring will...

The Power of Remembrance

by Kelly Buckley | Oct 11, 2016 | Grief

  At first, the grief overwhelms you.  But with time and tears, you can transform your pain into remembrance.  And with that act, you illuminate the person you lost, allowing others to experience the beauty of their spirit….So they live on.  ~Kelly S....

The Empty Place Setting-Dealing with Loss During the Holidays

by Kelly Buckley | Nov 24, 2015 | Grief

  To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven. ~ Johannes A. Gaertner ~   The table is set, but something is missing.  He is missing; my beautiful son Stephen.  Each year, I...

You’re Just Like Your Mother….

by Kelly Buckley | May 7, 2015 | Gratitude

As Mother’s Day approaches, I wanted to share some thoughts with you about my Mother.  Although she passed in 1991, she still sits gently within my heart and serves as a constant influence in my daily life.   I remember my mother’s prayers and they...