There isn’t much profound to say, I suppose. From the time Heather and I were first together, our family cherished and adored Christmas the whole season through, and I have worked very very hard to make that a reality, still, for our children. Elle has had a rather difficult set of weeks, that have some [...]
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There’s always a challenge in front of me after not posting for a little while; the things I wanted to say, or that really felt important to express, grow to such a number that the task of writing them all becomes overwhelming. It’s a phenomena I think there needs to be a word for – [...]
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In the story of our family, the Wednesday before Heather died was full and significant. It was a day where the height of reality violently buzzed through every cell in my body. I simply couldn’t decide if I knew she was dying or if I was just allowing doubt to fill my being – doubt [...]
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In case you didn’t know, an election happened this week. (Don’t abandon me – this is NOT an election post! ) Also, in case you weren’t aware, somehow that election resulted in classic old-time dirt-clods-being-thrown and tears-all-over-the-place warfare with a heavy showing by the “give peace a chance” and “can’t we all just get along” [...]
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Four years ago, just after Heather was diagnosed, I jumped on the bandwagon of Breast Cancer Awareness paraphernalia. It was October, after all, and it was available everywhere. I ordered a fair amount of pink bracelets, and set them out in candy bowls around the house to give away to visitors. And, of course, I [...]
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