A record of the incessant and trivial chatter running through my head.
Category Archives: Uncategorized I used my voice today. Well, my hands really. Like so many others, I cast my vote. In the chill of the morning I loaded the kids in the car and drove the 2 miles to our voting location. I had prepped the kids the night before by telling them we would be voting and […]  . . . no, not the T.V. show. I’m referring to that real, sometimes awkward, sometimes beautiful, sometimes tumultuous relationship between brothers and sisters. Raising a boy and a girl I often find myself watching Charlie and Chanelle and saying a silent prayer. . . please let them remain close. This past weekend Charlie went […]  He turned 5. My beautiful boy turned 5. To him a birthday marks a day of excitement and celebration. A day when the house is decorated, family gathers, presents are received, and candles are blown out. All of that is true. But for me it marks the day when my life was forever changed. . […]  Today a gentleman told me that he is disappointed about the way his life turned out. He shared about all the goals and dreams he had that he had not been able to accomplish. He talked about his job and how he thought he would be doing something very different and more fulfilling. He pointed […]  . . . that’s a quote by William Cowper. I like it. Grief is a funny thing. It creeps up on you when you least expect it and rushes at you with the force of a 350 pound football player. You want to jump aside or at least run the other way, but it comes […] |
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