In the beginning …
March 25, 2020
I toss the blanket aside heading to my bedroom to dress. “Can I wear pajama pants?” I ask Stella. ‘Seems very disrespectful’ she indicates with a wide yawn. … More In the beginning …
Unnecessary Things
April 16, 2020
Oscar Wilde wrote, “We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.” … More Unnecessary Things
Respect All Life
January 22, 2020
New – Light – Open
January 8, 2020
My focus for 2020. What’s yours?
Will he call me Dad?
January 6, 2020
As the Christmas season wraps up with the Feast of the Epiphany, I’m often struck by how Joseph felt, what he thought. This is a bit of musing about Joseph and his perspective on the Christmas miracle. It has been the craziest couple of weeks. But they fit perfectly with the insanity of the past … More Will he call me Dad?
Breath of Heaven – Inhale the Future
December 20, 2019
I told him that if he calms down, I would give him a pen and paper so he could ask me anything … “The first thing he wrote is… ‘Where the f**k am I?’” We collectively pause and exhale a burst of laughter. … More Breath of Heaven – Inhale the Future
Breath of heaven – Awake!
October 29, 2019
Note: This is the fifth installment in the Breath of Heaven series. If you’re new here, Welcome! If you’d like to start with the first installment please click here. “We need to sleep in a real bed,” Travis exclaims. I wrestle with the decision to leave Greg’s side. “No one is dying tonight, Mom,” Evanne … More Breath of heaven – Awake!
Breath of Heaven – Conversations
September 16, 2019
Note: This is the fourth installment in the Breath of Heaven series. If you’re new here, Welcome! If you’d like to start with the first installment please click here. I open my eyes. The sideways sallow hall light ushers with it a creeping sense of dread, low-level anxiety threatens to balloon into full-blown freakout. … More Breath of Heaven – Conversations
Breath of Heaven – the Turn
May 11, 2019
This is the third installment of this series. If you’re new here find the first installments here: Breath of Heaven and here: Breath of Heaven – Then. Thank you for your patience as I work through this story. Please share with others. The blue-black sky holds my broken heart in its grip. I glance up … More Breath of Heaven – the Turn
Breath of Heaven – Then
March 20, 2019
This is the second installment in the story of Greg’s cardiac arrest. Thank you for your patience as I struggle to work through the events. It’s harrowing and cathartic both. If you haven’t read the first installment you can click here. Sometimes the things you think’ll never happen – happen just like that. The Impossible, … More Breath of Heaven – Then
