This year I celebrate my thirtieth Thanksgiving. I thought it appropriate to take a trip in the way-back machine and call out thirty specific things, from recent history and the distant past, to be thankful for on this holiday.I am thankful for the doctors, nurses, and prayers that kept my heart beating on April 7, … Continue reading Thirty Years of Thanks
Month: November 2011
The Value of Friendship
I was driving to get lunch tonight and a Beatles song shuffled on my iPod that I hadn't heard before. Actually, that's not true; last year, my best friends Nikki and Brad bought me The Beatles Stereo Box Set. When I got all that music loaded onto my computer, I listened through the entire Beatles … Continue reading The Value of Friendship
As Of Late
It's been a while since I've written. I have felt the dull tendrils of grief slowly rising and wrapping around me, preparing me for an inevitable night of catharsis. Until then, it seems little things set me off and put me into sad type moods. It hasn't been anything overwhelming, just slight tugs at my … Continue reading As Of Late