Learning to Live With Grace, Compassion, and the Nature of a Servant
Love. Does. Stuff??? Vat is dat? December 2013 I said goodbye. I don’t even know how it happened. One minute I was holding her hand, weeping into her chest. The next, I was in my cousin’s car, headed to her house so I wouldn’t need to spend the night alone in a hotel … [Read more...]
It’s supposed to be another scorcher back home in Portland, but here in Brookpark, OH, the gloom and drizzle match my mood. Today is the last day I have with my Tante Lucy. Forever. I played nursemaid this morning while my 95-year old uncle drove himself to the … [Read more...]
This afternoon, I had the pleasure of meeting my aunt’s hospice nurse. I told her I had envisioned my aunt to be close to unresponsive during my visit. Quite the contrary, she talks a mile a minute. The nurse smiled and said, “People who are strong can sometimes rise above how … [Read more...]
Hanging out with Dad and Tante Lucy My aunt is dying. Cancer. Seems to be the number one taker of lives among my friends and family lately. Tante Lucy is 84, the end of days not abnormal for someone her age. The problem is, I have no idea how to say, “goodbye”. When my … [Read more...]
Our kids have entered a new school year. For our family, the daily schedule looks a tad different. A couple of years ago, we decided to homeschool our youngest daughter. Last year, we kept both girls at home. Sending them back into the public school system was not a … [Read more...]