My world shattered when I became a widow. I am now attempting to reassemble the broken shards into something damaged, fractured, and scarred, yet beautiful.
I started writing a blog about Mothers’ Day, much like most people blogging today, I’m sure. But I just couldn’t get into a rhythm to write about anything substantial about mothers, mine or anyone else’s. So, please bear with me, and know that this was obviously what needed to get out today. Happy Mothers’ Day […]
Today was a rough day, and I’m not entirely sure why. Perhaps it was that I have all three of my kids together at home with me for the first time in a few weeks, yet I have to be at work. Perhaps it’s because it’s the week leading up to Mother’s Day and this […]
This morning, I ran my Saturday morning errands alone, the first time in a very long time I’ve done “our” routine by myself. Although nothing we did was exciting, and generally calling it “mundane” may have been a stretch (bank, grocery store, car wash), we were together and made the best of it. Have you […]
The recent time I spent in the hospital brought back a lot of old memories and I couldn’t help thinking about the similarities and differences between my husband’s and my father’s illnesses and passings. Back in late 1996, my father went to the emergency room because he was having difficulty breathing. I won’t dredge up […]