Boy, have I missed you!
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Before her, I thought of my fellow humans in simple, black and white terms—the good guys and the bad guys.
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She's facing this with her headlights on, staring deep into the bull's eyes, fingers clenched around his horns.
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It is said that losing a parent is a rite of passage but in truth it is a fundamental heartbreak that may never be resolved.
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Truth 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…
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Of all the send-offs I’ve attended to date… nothing compares to my mom’s.
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Many times you don’t know what you have until it’s gone.
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I 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.
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The eggs however... now that’s different story...
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You think you know how you’ll feel, but you don’t... But surprisingly, 5 unexpected emotions tugged at me.
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My father made my job easy...
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Humans and money can be pretty unpredictable when combined.
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My inadvertent independence ... I nurture it, employ it (often), and protect it fiercely – often to the point of others’ consternation.
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Disease, war, acts of nature, apocalyptic happenings... Kim Jong-un ... it’s amazing any of us live past 50.
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Finding (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?
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I'm trying to balance compassion and self-preservation and it's a bitch.
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I 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...
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There is so much I don’t know, but what became clear to me is that my Dad wants to go home...
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But Mom’s big gift this year was unique... one of those gifts you just can’t wait to see the recipient open.
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My father would have turned 89 today but he died on October 9, 2016. So this will be his first birthday as a deceased dad.
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