Category: Essays
The Spaces In Between
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop to look around once in a while you might miss it.” This from the great sage, Ferris Buller 🙂 Everything is changing. As I move into my final weeks of pregnancy, as I stand at the… Continue Reading “The Spaces In Between”
Patiently Waiting
Over the years I’ve noticed an interesting phenomenon that occurs when I finish reading a book or novel and don’t have another one waiting. I feel a little untethered. The same feeling of being untethered occurred when I completed the last round of edits… Continue Reading “Patiently Waiting”
Of French Toast, Adventures and Peg-Legged Gingerbread Men
In honor of the coming Christmas Holiday, the broad window behind the checkout desk at the library sports a garland of construction paper gingerbread men and women “dressed” in various costumes. While the nice librarian was scanning my stack of books I let my… Continue Reading “Of French Toast, Adventures and Peg-Legged Gingerbread Men”
Breaking Open
A few years ago, when his wife’s Alzheimer’s progressed to the point where they could no longer be together, my Grandfather, who’d never been seriously ill in his life, began a spiral into depression and frailty. His tendency toward self-pity and mistrust only made… Continue Reading “Breaking Open”
The HouseHolder's Path 