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MUSINGS ON LIFE AND WRITING WITH SARAH BUCKLEITNER

Category: grief

On a Wonderful Woman

Posted on July 24, 2025July 24, 2025 by sbuckleit

Two months ago, my Grandma Izzy died. She was 97 years old, so it shouldn't necessarily have come as a surprise to me. But it did. It swept me right off my feet. We saw her the weekend prior, and she'd quizzed Jordan about all of the wild animals he'd gotten to see lately at … Continue reading On a Wonderful Woman →

Tagged family, grief, life, love, reflections, remembrance1 Comment

On Expecting the Worst

Posted on July 10, 2025July 10, 2025 by sbuckleit

Life is not easy. As my dear friend put it this past weekend, it's like a coin with two sides: love and grief. The older I get, and the more I experience, the more I find this to be true. Nothing on this planet is permanent, including our loved ones. The longer we live, the … Continue reading On Expecting the Worst →

Tagged anxiety, flexibility, Mental healthLeave a comment

On Grief and Coffee Mugs

Posted on May 22, 2025May 16, 2025 by sbuckleit

Today I was unloading the dishwasher, sorting forks and spoons into their rightful places in the silverware tray, not really thinking about anything in particular--maybe about how unloading the dishwasher is such a boring, adult activity--when something about a mug I was holding made me think of my mom. I don't know if it was … Continue reading On Grief and Coffee Mugs →

Tagged family, grief, reflections5 Comments

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