A Funeral, a Baby, and Whispers of Love
I woke up and saw a missed call from the hospital. I called her room, no answer. I called the…
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I woke up and saw a missed call from the hospital. I called her room, no answer. I called the…
Continue ReadingDark clouds hang over my hometown. I am reminded of my mother's death many years ago. I lived in foster…
Continue ReadingI have been invited to four celebrations of life in the last four months. Each one of these lives, from…
Continue ReadingIt's the flower food packet that gets you. That little plastic packet with the powder that keeps your flowers alive…
Continue ReadingOn the day of your mother’s funeral, you will wake up and it will feel like any other day until…
Continue ReadingI didn’t ask for this. But then again, I guess no one really does. I miss you. I love you.…
Continue ReadingIf you were only allowed to have ten people at your mother’s funeral, who would you pick? How would you…
Continue ReadingThe week before the world shut down, my mother-in-law received news that her cancer had spread to her lungs. She…
Continue ReadingThere were lots of things I didn’t help with when my dad died in June of 2017. I have acute…
Continue ReadingThese are uncertain times. And I don’t just mean because of the pandemic. My mom is currently dying from Alzheimer’s…
Continue ReadingI listened as the minister explained that we were not gathered to mourn the loss of life, but rather to…
Continue ReadingThe day my mother died, everything changed. My mind became a complex mess of the heartbreaking reality of her death…
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