As I am writing this, one of my best friends is packing up to move 200 miles away. (There might be a few tears on my keyboard. I wonder if that’s covered under the protection plan?) I know we will remain friends and visit and text and call, but it won’t quite be the same….Continue Reading “The Best of Friends”
My husband died on a Sunday morning. I remember that morning vividly–the ache of knowing he had minutes left to breathe. Holding his hand and gently rubbing his arm while choking back tears and trying to find some brilliant final words in case he could still hear me. Telling my kids their Dad was…Continue Reading ““I’m Fine, Thanks!””
Have you ever been in the middle of a crowd yet felt completely alone? Or, maybe it seems like there is no one else out there like you, no one that really gets you? You have acquaintances but no real connections, no community, no tribe. One of the struggles I have faced since Mike’s death is figuring out…Continue Reading “Ever Feel Like You Don’t Belong?”