Grief is in the air this week with the death of Dolly Parton. It feels like a heaviness, a burden, an immense sadness. When I am sad, I pretty much want comfort food — and that means gravy. Lots of gravy.

Gallons and gallons of gravy.

Pork Chops with Onion Gravy feels like the tonic my wounded heart needs this week. I learned how to cook from my grandmother and mother. The photo below was taken at my grandmother’s 90th birthday celebration. She died a few short years later and sometimes the grief still feels raw and real.

Welcome to the Good and Good for You™ newsletter, a quick 5-minute read with ideas and info on ways to help improve your life – including a tasty and healthful recipe.

This week’s a little sadder, but like Mama said as we were crying together when we found out about Dolly, “She would not want us to feel sad.” So, I am going with that — and scooping up an extra helping of gravy.

This issue shares:

• Best Life Living Tip: Why We Grieve Strangers
• Self-Care Strategy: Seven Stages of Grief
• Ideas and Inspiration: Imagination Library
• Good and Good for You™ Recipe: Pork Chops with Onion Gravy

Thanks for reading! It’s awesome to see that this newsletter is making life better in some way for so many folks. You take care of you this week.

Read on for more — including this soothing, soulful recipe for Pork Chops with Onion Gravy.