I knew when my son asked his father to marry another woman there was a problem. He had it all figured out. “Dad, could you please take a second wife? I know it’s okay because Jacob in the Bible had two wives, Rachel and Leah, and God knew all aboutRead the Rest…
I took the bait and ran with it. But all I ended up with was a hole in my mouth. I’m not a fisherwoman – not by any stretch of the imagination. The thought of poking a hook through the body of a dark and dirty wiggle-worm makes me gagRead the Rest…
“Hey, its’ me…” I paused after playing my answering machine message to listen closely. The voice on the other end sounded familiar, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on which of my friends was “me”. Preoccupied with the mail, I hadn’t focused on the message the first time. So,Read the Rest…
“Thank you for being my eyes.” I remember my grandmother relaying her gratitude when I pointed out the layer of mold on top of the preserves she was about to spread on her toast. She lost most of her eyesight due to macular degeneration, so in her nineties, she wasRead the Rest…
I thought I lost my first-born child. My heart stopped. I watched helplessly as he ran without looking – his head never turning this way or that. My son charged straight ahead across the street to the bus stop, racing to beat our neighbor there. He never saw the carRead the Rest…
