“Concentrate on three things you can see, three things you can hear, and three things you can touch. Focus on each of those things for a count of 10.” Three things I could see: A succulent plant, a picture of my three children, and a candle. Three things I could hear: The heat coming up […]
I Hope I Was Enough…
As the last few days of summer start to dwindle away, I find myself not being able to sleep at night, tossing and turning, wondering if I did enough… Did I do enough to make this summer fun for them? Did we make enough good memories? Why are so many of the bad sticking out […]
You’re One Tough Cookie
“You are one tough cookie” I received this this text from a friend after we got home from a late night, where we ended up in conversation about something very personal. I immediately shot back a text of “yeah right”… and then went on to list all the reasons why I wasn’t in fact tough, […]
Be The Friend Who Shows Up
Earlier this week one of my sons best friends was a contestant in a spelling bee. A spelling bee that my son did not get to advance to because he had been disqualified in the first contest for spelling his word incorrectly. Was he discouraged? Naturally, yes. But without prompting, without coaching, he asked if […]
Dear Grandpa, I am sorry I gave up on you.
Dementia steals a lot of things. It steals memories. It steals smiles. It steals joy and laughter. It steals connections and conversations. But for so long the one thing I would always say it couldn’t steal, was love. Until one day, it did. It was later in the evening, later than I usually visited him […]
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