Category Archives: Grief

A Wilderness

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Sherri Matthews

Where to begin? Let’s try December 21st, 2021, with my last blog post. On Christmas Eve, three days after I posted, my Mum was rushed by ambulance to our local hospital with a stroke. Life for us both would never … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Life, Grief, Mothers & Daughters | Tagged Bereavement, Caregivers, Carers, family, Family Life, Grief, life, loss, love, Memoir, Mothers & Daughters, writing | 46 Comments

Sanctuary in Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Sherri Matthews

There is a tiny village in Normandy called Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei that is so charming, it is known officially as a ‘Most Beautiful Village of France’. It was a privilige to spend my birthday afternoon there in September with my family ~ … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Grief, Travel | Tagged Art, France, Grief, HIstory, hope, Miracles, Paris, Peace, Prayer, Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei, Sanctuary, travel | 92 Comments

The Nerve-Wracking Risk of Sharing Our Writing

Posted on July 6, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

I am way out of my comfort zone. Until I started this blog I had never shared any of my writing publicly, in any shape or form. In reading other blogs I know that I am not the only one … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Family Life, Grief, Musings, Nature & Wildlife, Photos, Poems, Writing | Tagged Blogging, Family Life, Friendship, hope, Jesus, pain, Photos of Wildlife & Nature, Poetry, Rainbow, risk, sorrow, Sunset, The Norfolk Broads, writing | 8 Comments

A Short Story of Grief As Told In My Garden

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

High Into the Blue. Even though I break and shatter, Even though I cry alone; Even then I know you are with me, Even then I know I am home. How do I heal from this? Is it possible when … Continue reading →