Why Am I The Only Normal One?
At the time
of this writing, the COVID-19 pandemic has many of us trapped, I mean…um…safe
at home with our loved ones trying to slow its progress by social distancing. I
have seen some hilarious commentary from stressed out parents who have become
homeschool teachers and wives who may strangle their husbands if an escape
hatch does not magically appear soon. This...
I Miss My Dad
Today is my first Father’s Day without my dad, and my mind is a whirlwind of memories. Some of them make me smile, and some fill me with a sad emptiness that is difficult to describe. The loss I feel is compounded by the loss I experienced while he was still alive. You see, this is the first Father’s...
I Am A Bridge
My first grandbaby was born recently. She is a beauty. She looks so much like her mom did at that age I sometimes get a sense of having stepped through a time portal. It is like looking at my own newborn through the seasoned perspective of many years of experience, and I wonder if my mother felt the same...