Tag Archives: Grief

Our Sweet Memory

Posted on July 10, 2020 by msw blog

There are few things I love more than cake. My family didn’t have much money while living in India, but whenever I asked, “Whose happy birthday is it?” my uncle, Shyam, would say it was his, then splurge on a … Continue reading →

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Thank you

Posted on July 8, 2020 by msw blog

I texted my father — our first message in months — asking if the link he had sent to an online photo album was real. He said it was. I selected the first photo: Two-year-old me, smiling wide, nestled in … Continue reading →

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Two Questions

Posted on June 25, 2020 by msw blog

When people are dying only two things matter…They just want to know : Was I loved? And did I love well? Love: that’s all that really matters….Love is for here and now  

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End-of-life Documents

Posted on May 9, 2020 by msw blog

Not to be doom and gloom, but you need a will and other end-of-life documents. “People don’t like thinking about death,” says Orman, who developed the Must-Have Documents program ($63; suzeorman.com/realsimple) with her estate attorney. “Everyone assumes they only need … Continue reading →

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The Family Language

Posted on March 30, 2020 by msw blog

I was paging through my great-grandmother’s Bible when a treasure fell into my lap. On a small scrap of paper, in a young child’s handwriting, were the words, “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of … Continue reading →

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