I’ve passed this store dozens of times, never having the time to stop and take a peek. This day was different. This day I had time.  I turned into the parking lot and found a spot in front of the old and worn down building. The huge bold letters on the side tell passersby that it’s an antique store. A multilevel building full of vintage…

It’s come down to this- wipe off board communication. And even that is hit-or-miss depending on how the day goes. The letters ALS are so simple and uncomplicated, the exact opposite of the havoc it’s wrecking on my mothers body.  It’s killing her.  Her body is working against her in a war she stands no chance against. Each day she loses pieces of her mobility,…

I don’t think she knew the sting or impact of her words as she said, “Stop grieving and get out there and start a new life.” She must be untouched by grief’s impact or surely she wouldn’t have made a statement so lacking in compassion and grace. And if she has known the profound influence of grief, she appears to be one of the lucky…

Billie Eilish is singing, though it’s more like a delicate and heartfelt whisper. Her words are touching places of my heart that I usually have so hidden, not much can reach them. I listen intently to each lyric: I don’t know how to feel, but I want to try.  I don’t know how to feel, but someday I might.  The words she’s singing, the ones…