She has made phone calls, organized the estate sale and handled dozens of details in a methodical and orderly manner. There is no sense of self-pity. I plan to enjoy it here, and my next move will be to heaven. She has friends who have helped her, returning the many favors that she and her husband have done for them over the years. She has friends living in the apartment complex where she is moving.
Rites of passage involve many conflicting emotions.
We experience grief, loss and fear because we do not know the future. My child enters the second grade, students graduate and go on to college or into the work force, we lose a loved one and life somehow goes on. It is the beginning of a new phase of life. If you have questions or a specific topic you would like to see addressed in this column, please send it in writing to Vivian Salazar, Globe-News Features Editor, P.O. Box 2091, Amarillo, TX 79166.