grief – Can We? Will We?

Do I Miss My Mom?

Let me start by saying that I know…that as I’m posting this now (it’s something I wrote awhile ago).…it’s not really about my mom and me. It’s about life. The unexpectedness of life…The roll of life. The questions of life. So… Do I miss my mom? Somehow I got to a place with my momContinue reading “Do I Miss My Mom?”

One Year

One year without Sunday dinners. One year without my wise counselor. One year without his belly laugh. One year without…Niels. I’ve been feeling the need to write, but I didn’t know what to write. I didn’t have my “why”. I couldn’t figure out what I wanted to say. Or how to say it. I mean…whatContinue reading “One Year”

Shrimp Tacos and a Key Lime Tart

People ask…How are you doing? I answer…Fine? Okay? Hanging in there? How much do they want to know? Do they really want to know? How much do I want to tell them? Do I really want to tell them? Do they want to know that I just saw a recipe for shrimp tacos that NielsContinue reading “Shrimp Tacos and a Key Lime Tart”

Let Me Tell You a Story

Today, our social media threads are full of advice for starting the New Year off on the right foot. We get information about how we can eat cleanly, celebrate a dry January, get organized, start exercising, create a practice of gratitude….the list goes on and on and all of it is great advice although maybeContinue reading “Let Me Tell You a Story”

Winter Solstice

I’m no writer, but I’ve read enough poems and essays to know that “winter solstice” is a stand in for the spirit of hope – for the return of the peace, light and warmth to our hearts, our lives, our earth. Is it coincidence that winter solstice also comes near the time of Christmas, Hanukkah,Continue reading “Winter Solstice”