Author Archives: siecrouch

For a very long time now I have had either a very good coping skill, or a really not so good trait. I’m never really sure which, and sometimes I think it might be both. I am not easily panicked.. but maybe that on a bit of steroids. I fear very little, even at timesContinue reading “And for now..”

I’ve recently learned of this centuries old Japanese art of repairing broken vessels. Of fixing or repairing broken pottery with something precious, like gold. I think it’s called Kintsugi. This idea of taking something that would otherwise be nothing more than broken pieces of something possibly once beautiful and useful. Something that is now likelyContinue reading “Am Beautifully Broken”

While loss forever remains a part of our lives, sometimes it’s good to remember, and even revel in, the happy. Having a loved one means, at least at some point, we knew them well. We knew what made them happy, what made them sad, what pained them most and what brought them their greatest joys.Continue reading “Honoring Love”

For those with a recent, or near-recent, loss happiness is fleeting. Not fleeting like for everyone else, or even elusive. Take fleeting or elusive then multiply that exponentially. I’ve heard it said you have to make your own happiness. But what if, in this area, you are temporarily (we hope) crippled. Unable. Maybe here, forContinue reading “Chasing Happiness”

A New Year can mean many things to many people. It is often associated with new resolutions, new goals and almost always some sort of life improvement. It may be that we’ve had an amazing year and are looking for things to only continue to get better. It may be that this last year heldContinue reading “A New Year”

It is the season of giving. My favorite time of the year. A time of family togetherness, love, a little peace and yes, the giving and receiving of gifts. Yet this particular gift arrives of both very great need and of deeply heartbroken and heartfelt choice. That second part, the choice, is not the choiceContinue reading “A Most Precious Gift”

The Holidays are coming into full swing. This time of year is full of miracles, cheer, love and joy. Traditions are upheld, and new ones are made. Family draws near, and peace and goodwill come to the fore. There are so many more wonderful things brought about by the holidays, too many to mention all.Continue reading “Happy Holidays….”

The day a child dies is, without question, the worst day ever. No ifs, ands or buts. To tell a grieving parent otherwise is like a slap in the face. This is the day a parent finds themselves unwillingly in the Grieving Parents Club. No one wants to be a member here. In fact I’mContinue reading “Worst Day Ever”

By now you know I’ve lost a child. I’m not really sure why we say that – “lost a child” or we “lost someone”. Our dear one is not playing an especially effective game of hide and seek. That would be far preferable. What we mean, simply put, is that someone near to us hasContinue reading “A little help?”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.