Yesterday evening, I received a phone call that made me fall to my knees and cry. ?I knew this call would come. ?That wasn't the surprise. I guess I just hadn't expected to receive the call?so soon. And even if I had expected that my phone would ring at that exact hour, my reaction would have been the same. ?Longing. ?Longing for more. One more hug. ?One more kiss. ?One more I love you. Just one more. But that one more would never be enough. ?Because when we love someone, we don't ... Read More about “Oh Shoot”
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Tragedy and Grief
Last week was hard. Really hard. On Monday, my husband and I received a text from our daughter letting us know the brother of one of her closest friends had passed away. He was just 12 years young. Shocked. Devastated. Broken-hearted. We reached out to her and told her we loved her. We were sorry. And there for her. How can this be? Do you want to come home? What do you need? Do you want us to come there? These are some of the things we asked. She had never been to a real ... Read More about Tragedy and Grief
Made to Wait
There are times in life when we are made to wait. Waiting in line at an amusement park. Waiting for the McRib to come back. Waiting for the next season of your favorite show on Netflix. Waiting at the DMV. Waiting on a job promotion. Waiting for the baby to arrive. Waiting in traffic. Waiting to find the one you hope to spend the rest of your life with. Waiting for the lines to appear on a pregnancy test. Waiting for the adoption to be finalized. Waiting by a loved one's bedside during their ... Read More about Made to Wait
To My Friend Who Would Rather Not Do Christmas This Holiday Season
To my friend who would rather not do Christmas this holiday season, I want you to know I see you. I may not know what it's like to walk in your shoes. I can't understand the grief you are feeling right now. But my heart hurts for you. Are the lights, the sounds and the smells all painful reminders of what is missing? Do they take you to place in your mind where you wish you could go? Instead of seeing what is before you, do you see what is no longer? To my friend who has ... Read More about To My Friend Who Would Rather Not Do Christmas This Holiday Season
A Short Story about My Near Death Sandwich – Part Two: All the Good Stuff in Between
After an unbearably hot plane ride where I thought I may not live to see another day; a 10-hour lay-over in San Francisco; an hour wait on the tarmac (they originally told us it would be two hours, so one seemed pretty awesome) and a bumpy second flight that may have been scary?at any?other point in my life (but because of what we had just been through seemed like a walk in the park) - we finally?touched down. Yes, it was 3:30 in the morning Hawaii time and yes we were supposed to be there at ... Read More about A Short Story about My Near Death Sandwich – Part Two: All the Good Stuff in Between
