Funerals. In a way, we all attend ours; my Grandpa decided he wanted to be alive for his. No, that’s not a typo. My grandpa asked to attend, while living, his own funeral. My sweet Aunt, who has battled CFID’s for most of her life, told her dad (my Grandpa) that she didn’t think she […]

“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth.” – Henry David Thoreau Two years, two months and two days. This is how long Thoreau spent nestled in a house he built, by the side of a now famous […]

“…The lonely he makes part of a family…” Psalm 68:6 TPT “You’re going where?” A flabbergasted me asked. “To Missouri.”replied my friend Marc. “Missouri…Why the heck would you go to Missouri?” the California in me could not comprehend why anyone would choose to spend a month of their summer anywhere BUT California. “My friends are […]

Dear Dad,      It’s been six years since I last hugged you. Since I felt the smoosh of your lips against my cheek and heard your voice expressing your so-obvious love for me.  Six years of life on this earth without your presence.  Six years of life without you here.  Six years of missing […]