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The House Is Quiet
I am sick. It changes the routine of everyone. Grandboys upstairs with games, husband rests on the sofa, grandgirl naps in a bedroom, me...
Jun 18, 2018


While I Was Waiting...
Sister, you have been sick for weeks. Sicker than I’ve ever known you to be. I keep looking back over my shoulder, remembering our youth...
Jun 11, 2018


Rest
Embers in my throat. Coughing and miserable. I’ve overdone. Now, I’m undone. I want to blame my schedule, my own private gong show, but a...
May 15, 2017


Hard Things Happen
Crosses. My husband made me a wooden one. It hangs on a wall. I wear a silver one around my neck. I hear people say, “That’s my cross to...
Mar 20, 2017


"...a week to get your affairs in order."
Judy, my friend, just heard those hard words. Oh my! What do people do when they hear that? How do they think with all those feelings...
Mar 4, 2017


Kiddie Songs
My niece, on Christmas break from college, has been visiting for a few days. She has been sick with the crud. I notice how she lets...
Jan 9, 2017


Thanksgiving
It is either a cyst or the cancer is back. I found it, but my heart is ungrateful. More information after a biopsy and days of waiting....
Nov 28, 2016
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