He carried me through unbearable moments. He held me together as my body betrayed me. He was as necessary as air.
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Pain is common to all human beings. Some of us face pain every day. Some suffer from chronic illnesses or from physical challenges we’ve had since birth. All of us have bodies that will wear out. If we don’t die …
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Part 5 I sallied forth to visit my parents this past week. Travel didn’t used to be a big deal. I was raised in a road-trip-taking family. We drove all night, listening to late night radio. We hiked over the …
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Part 4 I see through a glass darkly. Out in this desert, it’s as if old age arrived two decades early, robbing me of a season I’d greatly anticipated. I’ve felt like a failure, for I no longer have the …
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As the mother of a large family, I lived in tight community for decades. We moved in crowded circles, traveling in packs of sports parents, music parents, dance parents, debate parents, homeschool parents, and theatre parents. Other than a brief …
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Grief is not a tame emotion. It emerges at odd times, and there is often no rhyme or reason. What I thought was resolved, was not. Such is grief. I didn’t want to be the sick mom, and I didn’t …
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