Immortalizing Our Mothers
Each term in a mother’s growth is challenging and rewarding, beyond imagination. Her body changes. Her mind changes. Her heart triples in size.
Tag Archives: grief
Sur Angels
As the Monterey pines towered above me and the Pacific Ocean lapped against the rocks hundreds of feet below, I penned these words. Nothing else comes close to describing the heartache of losing my twin brothers.
Sanding Down the Stains
It’s late July, and we’re getting ready to move. My husband and I are looking to trade in our ornate apartment on the second floor of a huge suburban complex […]
‘Look again in your heart’
“When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.” — Kahlil Gibran I […]
Only As Deep As Our Love
In honor of Thomas and Lawrence Bunsey 1998 — 2011 For most people, today is just like any other Wednesday. But I’m not most people. At the drop of a […]
The Sun and its furry companions
On a Sunday in January, the cold Minnesota morning greeted me with a welcome sight. The Sun had strolled about 20 degrees into the sky, and he had with him […]
We do not escape…
“We do not escape into philosophy, psychology, and art— we go there to restore our shattered selves into whole ones.” — Anais Nin
Whispering into the gardens
The Japanese Lantern Lighting Festival is held every year at the Marjorie McNeely Conservatory in Como Park. Pillars across the foot bridge. Stepping stones in the garden. Candles floating on […]
Aurora Chasing
It’s 2 a.m. My eyes are bleary, my arms and legs tender from a lack of sleep. My dog can hardly keep her head upright, whether she is indoors or […]
Peeling an apple in one long, curly strip
Every girl loves that scene in the movie “Sleepless in Seattle,” when Tom Hank’s character describes his wife to their son, Jonah. “I’m starting to forget her,” the boy says. […]
