Ten years. I cannot believe it has been ten years since the morning of my mother’s passing. Are there some Band-Aids that one simply cannot rip off but hopes and prays that the hurt underneath has healed? Does one try to catch a glimpse beneath that Band-Aid from time to time, hoping that the passage... Continue Reading →
Keeping My Sis Alive
My sis passed away almost two years ago; she would have been 72 tomorrow. I googled events that happened on the day she was born and found an off-the-wall-interesting one. Shoe rationing began. SHOE RATIONING! I realize the war effort put a lot of things in short supply that we now take for granted, but... Continue Reading →
Holiday Traditions
As I ponder the upcoming holiday, I think about traditions I was raised with, ones I've continued, and which ones I have created for my own family. Growing up, we went out as a family to the mountain behind our house in rural Oregon, cut down a real tree, then brought it in on a homemade tree... Continue Reading →
Finding the motivation to write again
It has been a long time since I have felt the urge to write. For the last two years, I have been maintaining, sometimes barely surviving. One of my older brothers died in November two years ago and my closest sister followed less than four months later. My oldest son who had severed ties with... Continue Reading →
My Sis’s Gift From the Other Side
I dreamed I returned to the room I had moved into. My departed sister Sheryl was in there, opening the two large windows to air the place out. It was an older room, a bit rustic, clean, but a stale smell since it had been closed for so long. I went into the room. I was resentful... Continue Reading →
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