by Julie Kelley | Jul 19, 2022 | The Soul of Us
My Dad with my Mom, his sisters, a brother-in-law and his nephew My Dad and my son My Dad, me and my sisters-in-law Time is a Mind Game The mind games of grief are complicated and winding. It’s still four weeks out from the anniversary of my Dad’s death,...
by Julie Kelley | Dec 9, 2021 | The Soul of Us
My Dad Rock Star Greeting “JULE!” “HELLO!” “THERE SHE IS!” My Dad greeted me (and everyone) with such exuberance! His greeting alone made you feel like a rock star – someone he couldn’t wait to see. Out of everything...
by Julie Kelley | May 5, 2021 | My Soulful Self
What Did She Just Say? I laughed as I wrote the first part of this title! Most of us think of “hot springs” or “sleep” or “massage” when healing properties come to mind. But, let’s be real, most moms are sleep deprived,...
by Julie Kelley | Mar 24, 2021 | Soulful Surroundings
Every time I read a story about a family that had to FaceTime their goodbyes to a loved one dying from Covid – I close my eyes, take a deep breath, and wonder, ‘How will they bear this?’. And then there are the countless others – people who...
by Julie Kelley | Mar 17, 2021 | Soulful Surroundings
(TRULY JUDE UPDATE: BLOG READ AROUND THE WORLD I was so amazed to see that this blog has been read by people all over the world. Readers are from Ireland, New Zealand, Greece, China, Columbia, France, Canada and Switzerland. ) We may live in different countries, we...