Missing My Sister Esther
“You’re coming up to a small town that has an historical marker,” Esther texted to me as Marv and I …
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W is for Westminster
An entry for the Blogging A to Z in April challenge In addition to my daughter and her family, two …
L is for Lou Mitchell’s Restaurant, by Marianna Crane
Today, I’m reblogging my friend Marianna Crane’s blog. Waking up to her post this morning brought back warm and wonderful …
F is for Marv’s Functional Furniture
Today, I’m honoring my late husband’s hobby of making things. He made almost every end table, bookcase, and wall hanging …
C is for Chicago
When I missed my connection and stayed overnight at O’Hare a few nights ago, all I could see of Chicago …
Caring Lessons Celebrates Tenth Anniversary
Ten years ago this month, the completed copies of Caring Lessons: A Nursing Professor’s Journey of Faith and Self arrived in Chicago. …
Buses, Pickpockets, and Crowbars
My trip from the Iowa Summer Writing Festival in Iowa City coasted along from the Iowa hotel, to the airport …
Grace Notes #16: Grief at Eleven Months
Big news! I finished a first draft of the book I’m writing about our cancer experience. In March, when I …
Grace Notes #14 – Grief at Six Months
Marv passed away six months and fourteen hours ago. I’m feeling it is time for me to move on. To …
Grace Notes #8 – Marv’s TANA Pledge: An End of Life Vision
Last week, when the “foreverness” of my loss threatened to plunk me down, I received an uplifting reminder of Marv’s …
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