Tag Archives: loss

Christmas Lost And Found In America

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Sherri Matthews

Born in England, my firstborn son didn’t meet his American grandparents until he was three-years-old. His father, tired of the rain and dismal British economy of the mid 1980s, decided we would have a better life in the land of … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas | Tagged California, Christmas Memories, England, Ex Pat Life, Family Traditions, Homesickness, hope, Immigration, loneliness, loss, love, Memoir, Morro Bay, travel | 81 Comments

It Is What It Is: Goodbye Darling Dad

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

Hello dear friends, When I signed off here three months ago, I hoped to return in September with good news about my memoir writing progress, but in early July I got a call from my uncle telling me my dad … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Memoirs, Nature & Wildlife | Tagged Alcholism, Cancer, Death, English Robin, Family Life, Family Memoirs, Father & Daughters, Grief, Healing, loss, Memoir Writing, Nature & Wildlife, prison | 147 Comments

In The Joy And Memorial For A Friend

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Sherri Matthews

I tried, but I cannot write another thing until this man who meant so much to me is heard: a man called John who has left this earth for a better place but who gave my heart a safe place … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Life, Family Memoirs, Sweet Robin | Tagged English Robin, Family Life, Family Memoirs, Friendship, God, Grief, joy, King Henry VIII, loss, Muse, Nature & Wildlife, writing | 105 Comments

This Storm Will Bring You Down but it Will Not Break You

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

The storm arrived last night as was forecast. It did its best to wreak havoc with its howling winds and pounding rain. By morning the damage was done but not as bad as was first feared for us in our … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Life, Garden Snippets, Mothers & Sons, Nature & Wildlife, Photos | Tagged Breakup, Britain, Family Life, Garden Snippets, Grief, hope, Jerry Springer, loss, love, Met Office, Mothers & Sons, Philospher Kierkegarrd, Photos of storm damage, Rose, Scripture, Storm, tears, Wind | 49 Comments

A Newborn Prince and “If Only”

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Hurrah! We have a newborn Prince in the land, Prince George of Cambridge! What a beautiful bundle of joy he looks, at least from what we have seen of him so far! A healthy, sturdy, darling baby boy, safely delivered … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood Memories, Current Affairs, Family Life, Musings | Tagged baby, celebration, Current Affairs, Family Life, Grief, happiness, joy, loss, Prince Charles, Prince George, Princess Diana, Regret, Royal Birth, Royal Family, sorrow, William & Kate | 18 Comments

No Longer Invisible Darling Girl

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

It’s been bad. It’s heavy. Bring on whatever it has to be, I can take it, but please don’t let my daughter suffer. There is nothing worse than watching your children go through the hell of despair. Today I wanted … Continue reading →

Posted in Asperger's Syndrome, Childhood Memories, Family Life | Tagged Asperger's Syndrome, Autisim, Children, Church, daughters, Family Llife, God, hopelessness, Litttle Girl, loss, mothers, pain, School | 35 Comments

Baby, I’m Back!

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

Well, hello again dear readers! I have returned from my journey across that vast Atlantic sea, safe and sound, climbed back out of a sleepless void commonly known as ‘jet lag’ so that I am now managing to sleep 4 hours straight (yes, … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Life, Friendship, My California, Photos, Uncategorized | Tagged Bittersweet Memories, Central Coast California, Dancing, Family Life, Friendship, Home, joy, laughter, Los Angeles, loss, pain, Photos of California, San Luis Obispo, travel | 10 Comments

My Dad – A Story of Alcoholism & Atonement

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

‘Bungling Burglar, Ex-Lag, Gun-Threat Pensioner’. Let me introduce you to my dear old dad. Please know, however, these are not my descriptions of my dad, oh no. These are headlines taken from newspapers. This is because my dad is famous. … Continue reading →

Posted in Alcoholism, Family Life, My Dad's Alcoholic Prison, Writing | Tagged Addiction, Alcoholism, article, Atonement, crime, Dad, family, loss, love, prison, writing | 20 Comments

Amazing Grace – Not Just Any Robin

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Sherri Matthews

“Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me; I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see.” How beautiful and powerful those words ring out, you’ve got to love that old-time religion. Back in … Continue reading →