vulnerability
I’ve had an emotionally rough week. It started out with my very sick father-in-law in the hospital and ended up with moving both my father-in-law and mother-in-law into the same long term care facility, and my poor husband’s nerves stretched to their…Read More
I barely knew my Great Aunt Clara, my paternal grandfather’s sister. Mostly, I knew that she was old. I’m the youngest, so anyone with “Grand” or “Great” before their name was most likely pretty damn old by the time I came along in…Read More
A year is a solid chunk of time for learning new things. This is what I know after 2017 . . . 1. If your niece, who is like a little sister to you, asks you to officiate at her wedding, always say yes. And then be honest and heartfelt in what you say…Read More
“Honesty is such a lonely word. Everyone is so untrue.” -- Billy Joel I’ve been researching honesty for the past several months. In fact, my essay about keeping an honesty…Read More
My son, Max, is almost 9. He’s a great kid, with swooping hair like his dad and a cheeky smile like me. He’s also a smart ass. I’m talking smart ass of the A+ plus sort, the won-the-award-for-class-comedian, has-a-comeback-for-everything,…Read More