How Sunny Got Her Name
Photo of Sunny, six weeks old—Our first moment together and our first kiss Everyone called her Sunny but her real name was Sunshine Hope. I was the only one who [...]
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Aug, 2023
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Mar, 2023
A Little Life Review
For most of my life, if you asked, I would tell you I had a wonderful childhood. And I did. But that’s not the entire story. Although I knew [...]
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Dec, 2022
When I’m Dead, Will You Remember Me?
When I'm Dead, Will You Remember Me? How often were you told not to speak ill of the dead? Or, only remember the good? There’s a problem with [...]
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Aug, 2022
Seventeen
August 17th, 17 years ago. I’d been home only a few minutes after an afternoon spent at my mother’s bedside when a feeling flooded me and I knew I had [...]
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May, 2022
Send In The Clowns
When I see him walk with a limp, my stomach tightens with an ache. His limp means he’s in pain, hurting, and there’s nothing I can do to make [...]
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Nov, 2021
A Grieving Daughter’s Reflections on the 60th Anniversary of Her Dad’s Death
“The day your father died was the worst day of my life.” “It wasn’t so good for me either,” I replied, a tinge of sarcasm coating my flat tone. [...]
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Apr, 2021
The Day I Died
I didn't know I would die that morning. Why would I? I'd only been 48 years old for eight days, still relatively young in 1961. Just a few [...]
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Mar, 2021
Love Letter to My Heart
My heart, dear heart, sweet, gentle heart. I wish you were healthy and I’m grateful that despite your challenges, you’re still here. My heart, broken so many times yet not [...]
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Feb, 2021
Life On A Limb
Life on a Limb Life is precarious, like living on the slender limb of a tree. Most of the time we don't know this. Once death moves closer, [...]
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May, 2020
Amidst a Pandemic by Kathryn Mattingly – Guest Post
I am delighted that award winning author Kathryn Mattingly has generously allowed me to share with you her personal, yet universal, post about the challenges she has been facing while [...]