by Laura Cabanillas | Jun 30, 2025
Both. The answer is both. Last week was the one year anniversary of my father’s entrance into eternity. It was a rough week. It’s been an even rougher year. A lot of things have gone undone, because grief and wrapping up 80+ years of someone’s life simply takes...
by Laura Cabanillas | Dec 30, 2023
Today is “Gotcha Day” at our house. Exactly three years ago today, my husband and I rescued a beautiful 18-month old white German Shepherd mix. I’ve never adopted a child, but I’ve heard it’s quite the process. Apparently adopting a rescue dog is as well....
by Laura Cabanillas | May 31, 2020
Do you feel lately like the days are just melting into one another, and you’re not even certain what month it is, let alone what day it is? Me too. I’m still stuck back in March-something when the world screeched to a halt. Or I’m stuck in a reoccurring episode of the...
by Laura Cabanillas | Apr 26, 2019
One of the greatest gifts of being human is the ability to feel. To feel means we are fully alive and that is a gift itself. Grief is complex and cannot be put into a box or packaged neatly into a one-size-fits-all formula. Sorrow, love, heartache, hope,...
by Laura Cabanillas | Mar 18, 2019
Life is full of surprises. Some surprises are the welcome kind – like when your child offers to do the dinner dishes, or your husband brings home dinner so you don’t have to cook. Some surprises are not so welcome – like a flat tire, or a medical bill the...
by Laura Cabanillas | Dec 21, 2018
We are all waiting for something. Back in the day there was a commercial jingle for a popular ketchup brand that boasts these words; “anticipation, anticipation….is making me wait…it’s keeping me waiting.” The commercial makes waiting look appealing – and...
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