Filthy Rags

Filthy Rags

Kids have a way of keeping you humble.  You can be as cool and cosmopolitan as can be, but children always bring you back to Earth.   This is…

COVID-19 and Gratitude

COVID-19 and Gratitude

Well, it’s happened.  As of noon today, we are in France on virtual house arrest for at least the next two weeks.  Our trips to London, skiing…

In His Time

In His Time

“When you sit with a nice girl for two hours you think it’s only a minute, but when you sit on a hot stove for a minute…

Rainbows and Shooting Stars

Rainbows and Shooting Stars

Three years ago today I was standing with my family at Gullfoss waterfall in Iceland. It was a perfect day on the longest day of the year…

Connected by Grief Through Time

Connected by Grief Through Time

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what…

I’m not okay – You’re not okay.

I’m not okay – You’re not okay.

When you meet people, how do you introduce yourself?  What do you tell them?  Do you talk about your job?  A trip you recently took?  A book…

Aftermath

Aftermath

In the movie, Under the Tuscan Sun, the protagonist, Frances, is broken hearted and devastated by her husband who has admitted his infidelity, denied that he ever…

Two Birthdays

Two Birthdays

Last year, after Mary’s birth on the exact one year anniversary of losing our son Henry, a good friend said, “Now you have two children with birthdays…

Remember Your Yeehaw

Remember Your Yeehaw

The summer that Henry died, we were in Florida visiting family.  One day we drove down to Sarasota to the Ringling Circus Museum.  It is always one…

Six Practices to Get Through Loss

Six Practices to Get Through Loss

Loss and grief are universal.  Every one of us will encounter both at some point in our lives.  The loss may look different from person to person whether it…

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