My Parents Are Both Gone Now, and I’m Struggling
I lost my dad at the beginning of the summer. The last time I saw him, my daughter and I…
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I lost my dad at the beginning of the summer. The last time I saw him, my daughter and I…
Continue ReadingEach phase of life since my mom died has brought different struggles, triumphs, and varieties of emotion. I always knew…
Continue ReadingFirsts are monumental. Inaugural. Annual. They say you always remember the milestones, the annuals, the inaugurals. You were there for…
Continue ReadingI went to call you last night. I was sitting in my room, watching grown men play a child’s game.…
Continue ReadingLast weekend, we celebrated my mother-in-law's 80th birthday. It was a joyous occasion honoring a remarkable woman. It was also…
Continue ReadingIt’s been almost a year since I said goodbye to my dad. Life split at the seams that day and…
Continue ReadingFor many, they see a hand, wrinkled and old, limp and lying still. For me, I see the hand that…
Continue ReadingI should have said I love you . . . well, the wonderful thing is, they already knew that. There…
Continue ReadingAs an adult, you come to the realization that your parents won’t live forever. You hope they will be around…
Continue ReadingUp until this year, Father’s Day was a holiday just like Mother’s Day to me. I never used to question…
Continue ReadingMy dad is dead. I’ve repeated these words to myself hundreds of times in the days since his passing, but…
Continue ReadingI picked up the phone to call my dad the other day. I was thinking about my car insurance bill,…
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