He giggles upstairs. Him and the daughter who sat, distraught on a bench with me many weeks ago. (See story below) A dark skinned boy his age, sits cardboard-like, on my eighteen year-old’s night stand. “Whose that?” I peek my head around the corner, and two children, eighteen and five, face each other, half curled up, […]
I get the call. “She is dead.” I reel for breathe and step back, to keep myself from swaying over at the shock of it all. “Really?” I question. Racking my brain to think, “What’s the date? Is this April’s fools day? Is there cameras hidden watching me? Am I on some reality t.v.?” But, even […]
There he is. Clenched palms to chair. Lungs rising slowly……fighting for air. Wriggling in pain. Last moments….before breath grants no more days. Cancer. Like a thief in the night. Taking away bodies ability to fight. The battle’s almost done. Eyes dim. Struggling one…..recollecting what’s been left undone…….what’s to come. Hoping for answers to the unknown. Fear […]
I saw our son that left home again yesterday. Age two. Had him since birth. Running. Playing. Hugs eternal. A kiss. A smile. To get to look him in his eyes. An assurance from me, “I love you”. Bitterness shattered. Healing truth. His new mom. So sweet. Tender. Kind. Walks with Jesus in perfect time. Regrets, […]
I saw him yesterday. My brother. My best friend. A decade apart. Families separated. No hate, or anger, or bitterness…just a job move. Out of state. Parting ways….Never an easy thing. Children at the time. Naive. Starting our own families. A bridge that grew as distance stayed. Between wives. Husbands. Kids. Families. Yet, distance longs for […]