Letting go of a loved one is something you can never really be ready for. My mom left this world in 2003 after a long battle with cancer, yet the day death came I wasn’t prepared. The humid Oklahoma air hung heavier than usual and my heart ached as I sat next to my mom’s bedsideContinue reading “The Endurance of Love”
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Dad and His Dementia
The confusion, the frustration about being confused, and the acceptance of just feeling lost has become Pops reality. His disposition is still one of love and patience (ok, and a little ornery when he’s tired), but his ability to do every day tasks on his own is no more. He’s made coffee everyday for atContinue reading “Dad and His Dementia”
The Return of Be and We
Of all the things that I miss when there’s an overload of work in life, I miss just resting my brain the most. The freedom to be me again, and not feel like the walking half dead. I was thinking I could describe remodeling a house and finally being done as getting the monkey off our back, butContinue reading “The Return of Be and We”
Goin' Road Trippin' 