No five-year plan. No three-year plan. Not even one year. I'm living in the moments, in the pause, in the space between my thoughts and actions. I didn't expect the holidays to be as hard as they were. It caught me off guard. I was doing so good. So, so good. And then, out of nowhere, the sadness ... Read More about Nostalgia and Presence Both Reside Here
If You’re In Grief…
Time does not heal wounds. Your wounds will only begin to heal when you tend to them. ... Read More about If You’re In Grief…
the honest and raw moments
Beauty lies in the honest and raw moments. For two years now, life has been a blur. Nothing in focus or crystal clear. What to do now? Where to go? The next right step? There is no way (ever) to sterilize death. It's painful, and it's brutal. Hard doesn't ... Read More about the honest and raw moments
God (and Joe) Said So!
I'd been handing out "988" cards in the candle booth like Halloween candy, for weeks, and here I was in need of one and empty-handed. I was the only one there when I entered the store- it was early. I was just coming back from my dentist appointment and decided to stop by the thrift store and ... Read More about God (and Joe) Said So!
Noticing
Who would've ever believed as we sat in the restaurant that night that both of these men would soon be gone forever? A few years ago, Joe and I were in Rockford, IL, and had made plans to meet my nephew Jesse, and his family, who lived on the outskirts of town, for dinner. "Do you have a round ... Read More about Noticing
