A girl never outgrows the need for her mother. That fact came home to me two months into my marriage. My husband was lying on a hospital bed in front of me, broken, burnt, and bruised after a welding explosion which could have so easily claimed his life. In his over-medicated state, he kept forgetting [...]
We’re in the middle of a big move.
My little family is pulling up our roots (my roots anyway) in California, loading up a moving van and driving a bit north and a bit east, eventually landing in a tiny Rocky Mountain town (my husband’s roots).
You may remember that my husband is a Marine–a job that [...]
There are times in this life when we think the clock has all but stopped. When we’re little, we can’t wait for our birthday or Christmas. In high school, we can’t see past graduation. For many of us, we eagerly await the arrival of Prince Charming. Sometimes it’s a promotion, or the envelope with our [...]
“So… what do you do?”
The question has been presented in various forms over the two years John and I have been married. I heard it again last weekend at the wedding we attended.
Before I answer, I ask myself, what do I do?
Thinking over my days I remember the many little things that fill them. [...]
I’ve been going through pictures tonight. My camera card was full, and as I emptied it onto my computer, I began scrolling back through older pictures. Pictures of the past few weeks and months.
I saw one of John and Merritt just before John left and was struck by how little Merritt was then. Two months [...]
