Following A Dream
We were sitting outside on a bench of some sort, facing each other, our knees almost touching. He was wearing his blue and white striped shirt and his Iowa Hawkeye black baseball cap. He was hunched...
View ArticleA Grave Decision
July 27, 2012: Four months ago, my husband died. Tomorrow, July 28, 2012: the 34th anniversary of the day I met David. I graduated from high school in May of 1978, heading to Cedar Falls, Iowa, to earn...
View ArticleCounting My Blessings
I’d been dreading November 3rd for weeks. Not only would I be facing my first birthday without David, but it was also the second anniversary of my mother’s death. “Rituals have helped me tremendously,”...
View ArticleAnother Day. Another Nap. And an Answer.
Our steps leading upstairs are somewhat steep and narrow, and a couple of years ago, I actually fell down them. Fell isn’t the correct word. Once I fell backwards, I mostly slid down the steps, and...
View ArticleFor the Birds…
The card I picked up today had this verse; “If you give even a cup of cold water to one of the least of my followers, you will surely be rewarded.” Matthew 10:42 As soon as I read it, I walked to the...
View ArticleIdes of March
In the four years I have been blogging, I have never gone this long without posting; nearly a month. In the world of blogging, I have just committed professional suicide; anyone who was following me,...
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