This post is reprinted by permission of L. Phillips Thune. You can follow Linda’s grief journey on her blog, “Running for Home–In the Words of L. Phillips Thune“, as well as in her previous entries for The Christi Center blog here and here. –Lara Fall certainly came and went with its cooler winds and falling leaves, confused by […]
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Easter with my girls has always been a colorful family affair. The Easter Bunny would come while I was out with the girls and hide baskets of goodies all over the house and yard. The day I discovered cascarones made for the best Easter hunts of all. Those delicate shells filled with confetti of all
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My daughter who died almost three years ago now, used to give me chocolate-covered strawberries for special days, mostly Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day. Sometimes she made them from scratch, along with one of her sisters…they’d buy the chocolate and beautiful big strawberries. After Annie died, Amy’s Ice Cream would call and ask for Annie
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Thanksgiving was my Annie’s favorite holiday. She was hearing-impaired; that’s why I think she especially loved this holiday filled with smells and colors and tastes. She always wanted to know the Thanksgiving menu. She spent a lot of time in the kitchen watching it all come together. Our daughters groaned as I made them go
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The Christi Center provides a variety of support programs, including a donation yoga class on Saturday mornings, Healing Garden volunteer days and events, and a new writing group, “In Mother Words.” Linda Thune, Christi Center client and volunteer, leads the group. On the first and third Mondays of each month, we will be featuring a
