loss

  • grief - loss - personal

    Before/After

    Song Lyric of the Day: And then there suddenly appeared before me / The only one my arms will ever hold / I heard somebody whisper, “Please adore me” /And when I looked, the moon had turned to gold, oh The Marcels / “Blue Moon“ My mom is dead. That…

  • grief - loss - personal

    Remembering Ryan Means

    Song Lyric of the Day: Oh good people’ve been here over ten thousand years / Everyone bright as shining sun / We’ve got no less days to sing God’s praise / From the time that we begun Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues / “Amazing Grace“ On July 13, 2009,…

  • grief - loss - personal

    Supporting a Local Blogger

    Song Lyric of the Day: One of us is gonna be here / And one of us is gonna be running / Off alone into a great unknown A Fine Frenzy / “Blow Away“ As almost every Knoxville-area blogger (as well as many beyond our city limits) knows by now,…

  • cat - loss

    Yum Yum

    Song Lyric of the Day: Now I’m calling back for you / I figured out I’m missing you / You’re nowhere to be found / Oh I’ve asked and looked around / Seems you found a better fish / I must confess I had a wish / To love you…

  • family - grief - loss

    Victor Kinamon

    Friday night, Rich, my family, and I attended the receiving of friends and funeral service for Mr. Kinamon. As I wrote the other day, our almost brother-in-law’s father passed away, sooner than we’d anticipated. We knew he was fighting the good fight, and we’d been looking forward to meeting him…

  • family - grief - loss - personal

    Another Loss

    Christmas Song Lyric of the Day: Let loving hearts enthrone Him / Raise, raise the song on high Sarah McLachlan / “What Child Is This? (Greensleeves)“ 10:05PM. The year that won’t end keeps on going. Our almost brother-in-law (the wedding is early January) lost his father last night. That’s all…