His name jumps out of the screen at me the moment my husband walks into the room. He sees what I see... "I know," he says. "I was just coming to tell you." My head falls into my hand for a moment as the familiar pain of loss washes over me. Another one bites the … Continue reading Daniel my Brother
Category: Death and Mourning
525,600 Minutes
a year. it wasn't supposed to be like this. it was supposed to be a fairy tale ending. it was supposed to all work out. there was going to be this moment where it all came together. and we'd be whole again. there was hope that even though it seemed so damn black we could … Continue reading 525,600 Minutes
My Heart Writes
Most times...I write. I write what I feel and I pour my own heart into words on a page that someone may read on the other side of a screen where perceptions and life experiences will slowly change the words my heart meant to say into words you understand your way... But this time... My … Continue reading My Heart Writes
Complete
I write when I am complete…when my love, my fear, my pain is whole…when I get what it is I am feeling. I write from a place of understanding…from acceptance…from the perspective of journey's end. Last year, I didn't write. I was torn up inside and out. I was in too much pain about my … Continue reading Complete
When There Is Nothing Left To Say
There is so much I could say...so much to write about... I could write about my sister...and her cancer...and what it feels like to be so far away...to be torn between my children and the baby I held in my arms at 14 years old...whispering my secrets to one of my only family members who … Continue reading When There Is Nothing Left To Say
Colloquially Speaking 