She's facing this with her headlights on, staring deep into the bull's eyes, fingers clenched around his horns.
Read MoreIt is said that losing a parent is a rite of passage but in truth it is a fundamental heartbreak that may never be resolved.
Read MoreTruth be told, there were a lot of years I didn’t have much to say from my heart, so I let Hallmark do it for me... not because the love wasn’t there…
Read MoreOf all the send-offs I’ve attended to date… nothing compares to my mom’s.
Read MoreMany times you don’t know what you have until it’s gone.
Read MoreI am usually a better version of myself when I am with her. I am patient. But it is a sad patience because it sits in this place of detachment.
Read MoreThe eggs however... now that’s different story...
Read MoreYou think you know how you’ll feel, but you don’t... But surprisingly, 5 unexpected emotions tugged at me.
Read MoreMy father made my job easy...
Read MoreHumans and money can be pretty unpredictable when combined.
Read MoreMy inadvertent independence ... I nurture it, employ it (often), and protect it fiercely – often to the point of others’ consternation.
Read MoreDisease, war, acts of nature, apocalyptic happenings... Kim Jong-un ... it’s amazing any of us live past 50.
Read MoreFinding (and reading) the journal of a deceased loved one can be life affirming, or devastatingly invalidating. What did they really mean when they wrote that?
Read MoreI'm trying to balance compassion and self-preservation and it's a bitch.
Read MoreI watched his breathing. At times it was barely perceptible other times it was labored, loud and had some shakiness to it. I hoped and prayed that he wouldn't die...
Read MoreThere is so much I don’t know, but what became clear to me is that my Dad wants to go home...
Read MoreBut Mom’s big gift this year was unique... one of those gifts you just can’t wait to see the recipient open.
Read MoreMy father would have turned 89 today but he died on October 9, 2016. So this will be his first birthday as a deceased dad.
Read MoreThere are many times in our lives when we are faced with situations that, depending on our perspective, can be challenges or can be opportunities.
Read MoreI met my grandkids for the first time last week. A long story, but with a decidedly happy ending.
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