Reading Time: 6 minutes Don’t you think the word “grieving” is onomatopoetic? What-a-word. Grieving. GRRRREEEEIIIIIVVVVVIIIIINNNNGGGGGGGG. I mean just grab a box of tissues (or a hand towel), take a […]
Year: 2018
When You Must Go Where You do not Want to Go
Reading Time: 3 minutes Here I go. A sort of unexpected trip home. I was planning for Christmas. God was planning for now. I was currently on a trip. […]
It’s Been Lovely But I Have to Scream Now
Reading Time: 7 minutes I grew up in a household with all the “feels” in tact and firing rapidly. A lot of ups and downs. Draaaammmmaa dahlink. This was […]
Down the Rabbit Hole We Go
Reading Time: 3 minutes Taken from Washington Post I had never meant for this blog to be about my mother. But we go where the muse leads us so […]
When the Thing You Ran from Becomes Your Refuge
Reading Time: 5 minutes For the last week it seems Mom has been doing pretty well. And that makes me so happy. It almost makes me not worry. Not […]
When it’s Over But Hasn’t Ended
Reading Time: 5 minutes Depending on how old you are and how many “seasons” of life you’ve experienced you will respond uniquely to this topic: When something is over […]
When Faith Became a Four Letter Word & Values a Whitewash for Relativism
Reading Time: 3 minutes What are your standards? I mean, in life. Where do you draw the line when it comes to your “standards.” Do you have any? Have […]
You Really Only Need Three Words
Reading Time: 3 minutes You’ve by now heard a lot about Mom. The most recent update is that she is slowing down. Stuttering. Slurring words. And it’s noticeable. I […]
Loving in the Moment – When the Children Become the Parents (Alzheimer’s Part 4 of 4)
Reading Time: 5 minutes Annie and I at Mass the morning after our Aunt passed away. We would be telling Mom today. We decided to brave the selfie after […]
Yes, We Have No Bananas… Mom, Alzheimer’s & Miracles Emerging (Part 3)
Reading Time: 7 minutes So Mom can’t remember bananas, the cat’s dead, mom’s pissed, and the papers are signed. Caught up? Let’s go. The date had been set. I […]