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Good morning!
Monday, Jul 13, 2026 - Posted by Rich Miller * I’d like to give a big shout-out and lots of huge hugs to two friends of mine who lost their moms this month: Adam Vaught and Mark Denzler. There are no words for losses like this… I get a little bit weary I miss my mom * Hannah Meisel sent me this and it’s been a great help to me, so I’ll share it with you…  I hope so. I really hope so.
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- Six Degrees of Separation - Monday, Jul 13, 26 @ 8:42 am:
My wife says her grief has not shrunk since her mom passed away, even though we are a few years down the road. The “jar” has seemingly gotten a little bigger by focusing more attention on our extended family and reminiscing every so often with those who knew her.
- Ann Dwyer - Monday, Jul 13, 26 @ 9:29 am:
Grief is love that still yearns to be expressed. That’s the way I look at it, anyway.
- the wren the wren - Monday, Jul 13, 26 @ 9:56 am:
“Death is nothing at all. It does not count. I have only slipped away into the next room. Everything remains as it was. The old life that we lived so fondly together is untouched, unchanged. Whatever we were to the other, that we are still. Call me by the old familiar name. Speak of me in the way that you always used. Put no sorrow in your tone. Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes that we enjoyed together. Play, smile, think of me, pray for me. Let my name be ever. the household word it always was. Let it be spoken without effort. Life means all that it ever meant. It is the same as it ever was. There is unspoken continuity. Why should I be out of mind because I’m out of sight? I am but waiting somewhere for you, for an interval, somewhere very near, just around the corner. All is well. Nothing is hurt, nothing is lost. One brief moment and all will be as it was before. How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting, when we meet again.” This was on my mother’s Mass card when she passed. The continuity of life has helped me tremendously, but I never deny or undermine the grief anybody feels at the loss of a loved one. I think of my mother often. I can hear her voice. I know that she is with me always. Peace be with you.
- Streator Curmudgeon - Monday, Jul 13, 26 @ 10:08 am:
Please excuse me if you did this and I missed it, Rich, but have you considered setting up a way for CapFax readers to donate memorials in your Mom’s name to one of her favorite charities?
- Friendly Bob Adams - Monday, Jul 13, 26 @ 10:37 am:
I can’t find the source or the exact quote, but is was something like… Grief is your departed loved one pulling at your heart to let you know they still love you
- Screwtape - Monday, Jul 13, 26 @ 11:24 am:
When someone is with us, we love them in portions. Day by day, and moment to moment. It is when they are gone that we love them with the entirety of our being, and it is too much for our heart to carry, until we eventually can. That image she shared with you goes a long way to explain this, and I thank you for sharing it with us.
- Rich Miller - Monday, Jul 13, 26 @ 11:43 am:
===setting up a way===
We’ve asked that you donate to your own favorite charity in her honor.
- Dotnonymous x - Monday, Jul 13, 26 @ 4:55 pm:
My Mom died when I was in my twenties…now I’m in my seventies…I think the jar analogy is perfect…time is on your side…crying helps take some of the sad away.
- Which one’s Pink. - Monday, Jul 13, 26 @ 5:32 pm:
Even though my dad passed away 15 years ago he is still with me and a part of my life. There isn’t a day that goes by where someone will do or say something or something will happen that one of my dad’s funny little sayings will pop into my head. I can still hear his laugh.