Memories in a bottle
Like most people with happy lives, my life has generally been happy chaos. I have not always served myself well by appreciating the...
The end chair
For years, my husband Charles had a habit that was grating to my little miss organized personality. On his way out the door, he would...
An extra set
My mother died Christmas Eve, 2007, four weeks after my husband, Charles. I’m an only child and until July, 2014, I had my wonderful,...
Last man (woman) standing
I’m an only child with children and grandchildren. When my husband died in 2007, followed by my mother four weeks later, and then my...
Am I blessed?
I am often uneasy about saying I’m “blessed.” I worry that it might sound like a zero sum game. Because everybody did not have...
Bittersweet music
If you know me, knew Charles, or have read “Hey, God? Yes, Charles,” you know that his favorite Christmas hymn is “Mary, Did You Know.” ...
The other 90%
It seems to me that contentment and gratitude must be first cousins. I am paraphrasing the words of a friend who paraphrased the words...
Recovery Cone
Years ago, Charles (Papa) and I took granddaughters to Disneyworld. At some point, we began to see those ice cream cones and pretty much...
