When I first began writing this blog, I was in the midst of grief. Both of my parents had died a few months apart and it had naturally thrown me into a difficult period of mourning and missing their physical presence in my life. Eventually I was able to enjoy the memory of their wonderful teaching and embrace the gift of having such good and loving parents who provided for all of us in a tender and generous way. Now in this move I am experiencing loss. It is different than grief, but perhaps it is a cousin of grief. It does not compare to the loss experienced by someone…