It has been a big summer for weddings. I just returned home from attending my third wedding celebration. That’s an unprecedented number of weddings in one season for us. Thanks, no doubt, to the influence of Pinterest, each ceremony was unique in its own way. Wedded bliss In July, it was a backyard soirée to […]
Death
How did I end up here?
“…when we dare to face the unknown, we usually discover that we have more grit and tenacity than we thought. And we often land in a place that we couldn’t even have imagined when we started out.” ~ Catherine Burns, Artistic Director for The Moth What’s in the back?! I watched the snow-covered fields pass […]
Emotional apologies
A week or so ago, I was watching the news and a woman was recounting the story of a traumatic event. It was clear she was struggling with the words and when her voice finally broke and tears fell, she choked out two words…”I’m sorry.” I thought, “What on earth does she have to apologize […]
Love at the end…
I thought I knew about love. I thought I knew about loss. I did. And I didn’t. What I am feeling now, experiencing now, is something I didn’t know about. This kind of love requires more than I knew I had in me to give. We are having a long goodbye. Dad is so near […]
Thoughts on being kind
I woke up early this morning. My eyes popped open at 4:28am. That’s pretty specific, I know, but the first thing I saw was the glowing face of the clock beside me. I knew in an instant, with absolute certainty, that I wouldn’t be going back to sleep because my mind was already focused and […]
This isn’t goodbye
I hate goodbyes. I hate leaving someone and not knowing when or if I will ever see them again. Goodbyes make me want to cry. Goodbyes do make me cry. Since sometime in December, I have been in the process of saying goodbye to my friend. It began with a fall. Actually, I think I’ll […]
