I Hope My Kids Live Numberless
Last fall, my 87-year-old grandmother moved into the nursing home. And as my last living grandparent, it has hit me…
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Last fall, my 87-year-old grandmother moved into the nursing home. And as my last living grandparent, it has hit me…
Continue ReadingDear world, When all of this is over, something strange is going to happen. When the quarantine lifts and we…
Continue ReadingA couple of friends and I went and grabbed lunch at Chick-fil-A a couple of weeks ago. It was delightful.…
Continue ReadingNothing makes you appreciate life more than death. I was still reeling from the loss of my dad when one…
Continue ReadingOn this ordinary day in the NICU, I went to fill my bottle in the kitchen after my 1 p.m.…
Continue ReadingI have asked more than my fair share of whys in my lifetime. Why me? Why now? Why this? But…
Continue ReadingI remember my first heartbreak like it was yesterday. I was 17, and it happened at school on a remarkably…
Continue ReadingI was standing in the sugar-white sand, trying to imprint the sounds and sights and smells of this last day…
Continue ReadingI ran across an old boyfriend’s picture today. Not just any ol' boyfriend, but the one who broke my heart,…
Continue ReadingThey say time has a wonderful way of showing us what really matters. And nowhere could this be more true…
Continue ReadingI shaved my face the other day. I was ridiculously excited about it, too. I anticipated the arrival of a…
Continue ReadingI remember reading a news article a few years back that talked about how rates of depression and suicide peaked…
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