Hello friends. I hope the sun is shining on your Saturday with as much light and brilliance as it is shining on mine. It’s been an overwhelming week for me and for my family. We spent the greater part of …
He fidgets. We wait. He jumps up, runs over to the machine and looks all herky-jerky, happy, just wanting to play with one of those toys they give to kids. You know the toys, right? They’re packed into this glass …
I’m in a crowded room and then I’m in a bathroom. I’m holding my breath. I see someone. He’s carrying this biological terror inside him, this virus that he’s going to unleash on the world, so I take a deep …
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I paced back and forth in front of my son’s first grade classroom, waiting for his teacher to finish talking to another child’s parents. My husband tries to come to as many parent-teacher conferences as work permits, but I’d scheduled …
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I stride toward the elementary school’s front door and set my jaw. I am wearing my usual jeans and blue oxford button down shirt. Blue, gray and orange trail running shoes complete my outfit. I’ve rehearsed all of my lines. …
A dear friend contacted me this morning with a question. A problem really. He read my blog on rendering assistance to strangers or friends who are suicidal on social media and he got confused and made a mess of things …