All of Captain Joan Smith Grey’s best friends gathered in Arlington National Cemetery at her Funeral Mass on January 23rd. There are hundreds of us! Our tribute began at a funeral Mass at Old Post Chapel. Colonel Dan G. Grey, her husband (and hairdresser!) gave a moving, memorable and compassionate eulogy that captured her essence…
We see Halloween, All Hallowed Evening, the night before All Saints’ Day, in the rear view mirror. Yesterday we sat at the table with our loved ones and thanked God for all our blessings. My greatest blessing were the people gathered with me and the ones not gathered but present in my heart. Do you…
A circle of friends remembered our dear friend Joan S. Grey, co-founder of this blog, on the anniversary of her death. They gathered at the labyrinth where Joan often walked and dedicated a bench to her honor and in remembrance. Joan stepped out of the ‘Long Grey Line’ into our hearts, and there she will…
After Joan got her diagnosis I made a point of trying to see her in person every few weeks. (My first husband and I got pretty good at keeping ourselves awake and entertained on the New Jersey Turnpike. Sometimes the drive from Connecticut to Washington DC seemed endless.) On one of these many visits I…
Every person touched by my co-blogger, Joan Mary Smith Grey, continues to spread her good virtues! Many of her ‘sisters’ have contacted me, on this, her birthday, connecting with her compassion and lessening our pain at losing her physical presence. Befriend a ‘Sister’. Joan made it her job to connect with women. She met people…
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