One year ago today this journey began. How different our lives are now. Ron has come so far despite the severity of his stroke, and yet his gains lag behind our hopes. We feel this weight of grief for what’s been lost from both our lives. Perhaps we always will. But we soldier on. WhatContinue reading “Things Happen”
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What Blessings?
According to a Roman Catholic tradition the day I am writing this, September 8, is Mary’s birthday. THE Mary – Mother of Jesus Mary. Of course, the date is no more certain than the date of her firstborn’s birth, but tradition has set the markers and so we keep them as touch points for remembering.Continue reading “What Blessings?”
First you clean the cobwebs from the sink
Settling in after caring for Ron away from home for eight months has been a challenge. How easy it is to accumulate “stuff.” Necessities I had at home but were two hours away, I replaced. Then dragged the replacements home with me. Well some I shared, some I donated, but lots and lots came homeContinue reading “First you clean the cobwebs from the sink”
On titling my blog . . .
Years ago when my children were young and times were difficult, my husband (and their new stepfather) said to me, “Remember, Anna, you’re playing for the long run.” In other words, my job as a parent was to recognize that my children would not always be little, that it was my job to hold toughContinue reading “On titling my blog . . .”
In it for the Long Run 