Why am I so scared?

Dear friend, I hope this finds you well. Or, you know, as well as possible during this time. I hope you are finding yourself with as much health, both physical and mental, as one can muster. This time is (well, I don’t want to be trite, and refer to this time as “unprecedented” so I will, instead, use ...

In sickness and in health.

We were huddled together, sharing a tiny bed in the ER hallway, as the hospital was so crowded that there were no spare rooms. I was wearing a gown and motorcycle boots and he made a headrest for himself with his coat, so that he could lean against the nurse's station. We couldn't see most ...

From the mouth of my babe.

Just now, as I walked up the stairs, worn down beyond belief, and collapsed onto my bed with a huge sigh, my daughter followed me, climbed up next to me, and said, "Sometimes you just have a bad day. Sometimes things are hard. But they get easier." And then, I thought, "She is more mature than most of ...