Lorraine Trulsen

Who else needs a house cleaner?

I have always professed my hatred for house cleaning and today just solidified that for me even more. My dog (love him to death) sheds like a snake, he seems to lose all his fur in a week, then grow it back before the next week. So needless to say, my vacuuming of the houseContinue reading “Who else needs a house cleaner?”

Family First, Family Matters

July 5, 2019 – Family First Tonight, I am grateful, so very grateful. For the past year I have been carrying a burden that has weighed me down in just trying to live and cope. I have always been one to not rock the boat, so I typically will bear the weight instead. I haveContinue reading “Family First, Family Matters”

9 Months Later

July 4, 2019. Nine months today since our boy passed away. It is also the start of the 8th Annual Trulsen Family Camping Trip. It brings such a mixture of emotions for me. The anniversary dates just flood me with flashbacks and I replay that moment over and over in my head. I haven’t beenContinue reading “9 Months Later”

8 Months Later

People say that time flies, but so many times in the last 8 months, it has stood still. It comes out of nowhere and it washes over me like a tsunami. I can be going through my day, thinking I am coping and managing pretty well, and one “moment” in time alters me completely andContinue reading “8 Months Later”

7 Months Later

Seven months and one day ago I heard your voice, hugged you, gave you a hook and told you I love you. I have learned much in the last seven months, but I truly learned a lot in this past week away.I learned that having good friends is important. People that love and accept you,Continue reading “7 Months Later”

6 Months Later

6 months ago today, we faced every parent’s worst nightmare. I held Noah’s hand, told him I love him more than life itself, and kissed him goodbye. That moment in my life changed me. It created “triggers,” and even though I try to ignore them, they sneak up on me and create feelings and emotions that ripContinue reading “6 Months Later”

5 Months Later

5 months = 152 days = 3648 hours = 218,880 minutes = 13,132,800 seconds. That is how long my boy has been gone.I am sure it seems strange to many that I would even take the time to do the math, but to me it isn’t. You see, I miss him every single second, everyContinue reading “5 Months Later”

4 Months Later

Today is a bittersweet day. On the one hand, it is my brother Rick’s birthday, whom I love so very much. On the other hand, it is 4 months today since our boy passed away and left me with a broken heart.February 4th this year will be about both of you for me. I remember youContinue reading “4 Months Later”

3 Months Later

3 months today since you passed away, and 3 months of me trying to learn to live without you. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of you and feel that horrible ache in my heart. I have faced challenges in my life but grief has got to be the biggest one, andContinue reading “3 Months Later”

2 Months Later

Two months ago today, I kissed your forehead, hugged you and said good bye. The pain I felt in that moment is still in my heart every single day. I miss you more than I can ever express, and I think about you always. My life is forever changed and I hate this new normalContinue reading “2 Months Later”