Toni Lepeska
When a Parent Dies
They told me to find new traditions to survive Christmas with a broken heart. It was on all the lists. As I face the 10th year without a living parent, however, I still haven’t found stability. I still can’t get the Christmases I once had out of my head. I still haven’t found a routine …
The Commercial Appeal, my former employer, published an article on Grief Dialogues: The Book and on my contribution to the publication. Raina Hanna did a fabulous job on the story, and I want to thank her. What an odd feeling to be IN the story, rather than on top in the byline. I’m sharing the …
UPDATE: The book event may be postponed due to inclement weather. Watch my social media sights & the blog Thursday for any changes. UPDATE to the Update: We are on schedule. Please join me starting at 4 p.m. today at Master Jewelers, Olive Branch, Miss. Of course, I was having a bad hair day. Or …
He called to me to get my attention – “Mom” – but I wasn’t sure I’d heard him correctly. I wasn’t his biological mom, but I wanted him to be attached to me in that way. “What?” I asked. He shook his lowered head. “What did you say?” He refused to repeat himself. I then …
Day to Recognize Child Grief Prompts Book Signing He called to me. He wanted my attention. \”Mom,” he said, but I wasn’t sure I’d heard him correctly. I wasn’t his mother, but I wanted him to be attached to me in that way. “What?” I asked. He shook his lowered head. “What did you say?” …
My mother prepared me for the onslaughts of lustful and malevolent men. I was a girl, encased in loving cocoon, listening to how they had hit her. Tried to rape her. Tried to kill her. She left her first abusive husband only to be abused by the second. He then poisoned her with arsenic. Later, …
I was a Daddy’s Girl. I didn’t know it until after he died. A boyfriend told me. You’re a Daddy’s Girl. I guess that means I was close to my dad. So is it any wonder I still feel him near? This Father’s Day will mark the 12th one without Dad. I don’t expect it …
You may have heard about the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that goes into effect on Friday, May 25, 2018. In an effort to comply with GDPR, I’ve created a privacy policy and posted it under the “privacy policy” menu bar heading on my website. This regulation is being instituted by the European Union and …
I feel like a cook tasked with making a stew of two dozen ingredients from a recipe I’ve never seen, and I’m a bit overwhelmed and not sure where to start. Do you ever feel overwhelmed with a new task? Do you ever wonder where to start? Which direction to go? Where to put your …
