Category Archives: Loss

Looking for Life After Loss-Chapter Seven

Posted on November 7, 2025 by richrockwood

The next day was Friday, the day of the luau. Ray, by then had some idea of what to expect, but hoped it would be more than dinner and a show. He and Wes had talked about women and Ray … Continue reading →

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Looking for Life After Loss-Chapter Five

Posted on October 25, 2025 by richrockwood

The next morning, getting out of bed at his usual 6:30 a.m., he took off his pajamas and stepped into the shower. As he washed himself he started humming a melody which he couldn’t identify or remember humming in a … Continue reading →

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Looking For Life After Loss-Chapter Three

Posted on October 10, 2025 by richrockwood

The next day was another rainy one. His windshield wipers had to be on the fastest setting. He parked in the four story structure a block away. Grabbing his umbrella he quickly made his way to a travel agency named … Continue reading →

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Looking For Life After a Loss-Chapter Two

Posted on October 3, 2025 by richrockwood

The loss of his wife, came back especially strong in certain rooms. When he went into the laundry room, he saw piles of dirty clothes. Sometimes there were damp clothes in the washer waiting to be moved to the dryer. … Continue reading →

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Looking for Life After Loss (Chapter One-Continued)

Posted on September 26, 2025 by richrockwood

Finally, the doctor came in, clean shaven, neatly dressed, speaking slowly and clearly. He asked Ray if April had been having any physical difficulties lately. Ray confessed that she had been complaining of headaches recently, but didn’t want to consult … Continue reading →

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Looking for Life After Loss

Posted on September 23, 2025 by richrockwood

This story comes from the need to write about the loss of my wife, Inga Rockwood. An aneurysm at the base of her brain suddenly ruptured and she died in less than a minute. This story, is drawn from my … Continue reading →

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Shower the People You Love with Love

Posted on December 23, 2024 by richrockwood

I did not realize it at the time, but when I kissed my wife Inga good-bye that morning in 2006, I would never see her alive again. She was on the way to compete with other Bridge players. I had … Continue reading →

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The Shepherd

Posted on May 17, 2023 by richrockwood

In the movie “Rome Adventure” the character played by Troy Donahue explains to the character played by Suzanne Pleshette, that the reason churches used art in the past was that most people could not read. Art was a a means … Continue reading →

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The Loss of His Wife

Posted on August 29, 2019 by richrockwood

The Bible is filled with many stories of ordinary people struggling with the challenges of life.  Sometimes they are manageable and people get through using their wits and abilities.  Other times, the challenges are like arrows that stab, exhaust and … Continue reading →

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This Present Moment

Posted on March 20, 2017 by richrockwood

General Observations on Life: Observations on life and suggestions for a Happy Life.   The advantages of forgiveness, thankfulness.  The ability of family relationships to produce lasting pleasure versus the short pleasures of instant gratification.   When I was quite young, … Continue reading →

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