04/05/2026
Holidays are harder for some because they’ve had to leave their homes and they’re displaced. We find great joy in trying to add some normalcy to children, whose lives were uprooted due to violence and uncontrolled circumstances. Each year at Easter, the Easter bunny visits the domestic violence shelter of Tulare County and hides eggs for the children there. This year there were several children who were ecstatic to find eggs and hug the Easter bunny. It is a great honor of mine to not only be a long time volunteer for this agency, but sit on the Board of Directors. This is a much needed agency in our county.
As a grieving mother, I find joy in holidays by bringing joy to children who might not otherwise have it. This has been requirement to my survival, and I recommend this to the other mothers in our grief support group who struggle with holidays. The best way to find joy is to give joy to others.
Happy Easter friends and remember don’t drive tired.
