The sun never came out today. It came up, just not out. Well, at least it didn’t appear to. Instead, it poured heavy, sullen raindrops all day long, and it broke my 11-year-old’s heart. We’ve been blessed the last few weeks with some gorgeous sunshine here in the PNW, until these past few days. Today the rain fell mercilessly upon the… Read More

The visitor arrived on the third Friday in September of my fifth-grade year. It slithered in unannounced, descending upon our home and bringing a canopy of sorrow. I was introduced to death during a perfectly ordinary afternoon, somewhere between afternoon snacks and the excitement of Friday night football. I became acquainted with death in the same in-between way that it… Read More

I’ve probably written this post about one-hundred times—between in my head and on the computer screen–because I haven’t been able to say what I want to say exactly how I want to say it. And let me tell you, that’s frustrating for someone who really loves words. Instead of the constant sound of clickity-clack on my keyboard, it’s been replaced… Read More