Sandy's Motherhood Blog: Food, Fun, Fashion

You've all seen the film version of The Sound of Music , right? Well, if you've also seen the stage version, you'll know there a...

There are some milestones of grief and widowhood that I'm sure I will reach eventually. The first day I get through without crying, with...

One of the worst parts of losing a spouse is having to say the words, over and over, "He died." Or at least, "He passed,...

The days and weeks (and, let's face it, the months and probably the years) following the loss of a spouse are like being caught in a sto...

Shortly after Herb passed away, an acquaintance who had been widowed a number of years earlier gave me a hug and told me, "It's the...

My husband was always at the cutting edge of every kind of technology, so it is no surprise that we have a "Smart" house, one that...

A question I get asked a lot these days is, "How are you doing?" It's a hard question to answer. And the answer changes not on...

Imagine that you are interviewing for a job for which there are two open positions. They offer the two jobs to you and another person, but i...

My life with Herb was always filled with Broadway references. If he drove me crazy, I'd quote, "You could die from such a man!...

Shortly after my husband and I were married, one of his uncles passed away. I forget who said it, but at the funeral service, someone made a...

100 things that ease the pain and make life a little more bearable, no matter what the issue is. Some of these are within your control; some...