Beautiful Terrific Vision
A week ago, I was at one of the classes I am presently taking through my parish. Of course, all the classes ultimately revolve around...
Walking an Unknown Path
Facebook Post, January 23, 2016: Nick is continuing to fail. He is now receiving in-home hospice care. He’s pretty much wheelchair bound....
Two Years Ago Today….
January 20, 2016. That was the beginning. Or maybe it was the middle, but it was the beginning of knowing. Nick had been hospitalized...
Four Christmases (interrupted by a funeral)
Christmas, 2014. We didn’t know it then, but it was to be our last real, normal Christmas together. Mass, dinner, presents – it was a...
Seasons Wax and Wane
Summer fades into autumn. Days get shorter; there is a different quality to the light. Just as the bright spring green of the backyard...
Anniversary
I got through the day okay. It was better than I expected. Since Lisa and I were on our grand trip to Lancaster, I wasn't anywhere as...
Happy Anniversary No More
It's a bittersweet weekend. Our wedding anniversary is - was - September 4, and it almost always fell on Labor Day weekend. Even though...
Our House
We never really had a song, like so many other couples. Sure, there were songs over the years that were important to us. But it wasn't...
When My Cell Phone Rings
I have long had a tendency to not register when my cell phone rings, which is quite unusual, because at home, I tend to answer the phone...
