I can remember one happy Christmas that stands out from the many sad ones. I was in elementary school and my father was home for a few days from his out-of-state job. Several years prior, after a heart-wrenching court hearing, my parents had been legally separated (the near equivalent of a divorce in those…
Category: Family
Shining in the Dark
Why can’t they see that their behavior is destructive and will hurt themselves and others?! What good does it do them to destroy their own city? Or why would you favor people who are your sworn enemies and betray a nation that is your ally? Why would you side with those who hate the idea…
Stepping Up
When I was about five years old my mother and I moved in with my recently widowed grandmother. About two years later my mother was able to afford her own apartment. After that, I stayed with my grandmother after school and during the Summers while my mother worked long hours. My grandmother was in her…
Family
Happy 48th wedding anniversary to us! Those two young people in the framed photo are us once upon a time and that is our engagement picture. I’m ashamed to say that I’ve lost our wedding photos. Somewhere in our 28 moves the sweet snapshots my cousin took of our simple wedding disappeared. But photos or…
Connecting with Love
Yesterday we heard a quick knock on our front door. When we opened it, there was a walkie-talkie on our door mat with a sticky note giving instructions for its use. Our beloved neighbor boy was seen running home. We then proceeded to chat for an hour. You know what? I got lots of chuckles, sweetness,…
Like a Rock
Numb. Do you ever just feel numb? Lately, there has been an abundance of bad news in our family. It seems like every day there is one more bad surprise. Some days I just can’t process it all. I escape into numbness. This is a normal response to pain. We protect ourselves by walling off…