Tag Archives: winter

We Pay for Living with Blood

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Greet Grief

Sitting in my favorite cane-backed rocking chair in front of the open screened window enjoying the view of the lake, I feel depressed. It has been a colder-than-normal winter and now it is a wetter-than-normal spring and I long to … Continue reading →

Posted in Depression, Healing, Inspiration, Life's Losses, My story, Nature, Wisconsin | Tagged Arizona, black capped chickadees, blood, blue jays, creatures, depressed, fiddleheads, frogs, lake, midges, mosquitoes, nature, sounds, summer, sweat, tears, Texas, weather, winter, Wisconsin, Wisconsin's Last Wilderness | 2 Comments

Resurrection Robins

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Greet Grief

It is cold in the house this morning as I leave the comfort of my warm bed and enter the ceramic shower stall. Despite the chill and the fact that I once again don two layers of clothing on April … Continue reading →

Posted in death, Faith, Gifts from Nature, Grief, grieving, Lessons from others, Life's Losses, My story, Religion, Spirituality, The Gifts of Grief | Tagged death, Easter, grief, Holy Week, lessons, loved ones, memories, Religion, resurrection, robin, snow, spirituality, spring, sunshine, winter | 3 Comments

A Change of Seasons

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Greet Grief

Descending sunlight bounces off the yellow gold leaves of the ash tree in our backyard. Assorted leaf debris and pinecones litter the green grass, lush from recent rain. Today’s early evening sky is clear, cloudless and the temperatures are mild, … Continue reading →