I’ve spent the last hour reading, re-reading, reliving, re-experiencing Meadow’s birth, life, and her journey into the world. Certainly, her entrance into the world isn’t one of heroic proportions. It’s not a story noticed by anyone. I have no war stories or battle wounds to tell about. Her entrance into the world was, thankfully, unremarkable […]
Every year I make a promise to myself (and to Chad). It goes something like this: Next year I am going to be more prepared. Next year, October will not beat me. Next year, I’ll do better. I will purchase birthday gifts in August, I will write birthday blogs in September, I will decide on […]
Every year I do this. Every year, on this day, I come to this space and I shut out all the noise and remember. Every year on this day, I block out everything else and I allow my mind the room to think back on the remarkable memories of this day. I remember the dark […]
Like so many others, I have found myself captivated by the attention that is being poured over the tragedy in Tucson. I have watched doctors reporting on the condition of Congresswoman Giffords, I’ve listened to eye-witness accounts of the event, I’ve been stunned by the descriptions of those who tackled the gunman. I’ve been broken […]
In case you didn’t know, I got a new camera. And, really, I’m quite excited about it. Thrilled, actually. Over the holidays I’m certain that I nauseated my family talking about this new piece of electronic equipment. Seriously, I could incorporate the camera into any conversation. For example. . . Relative A: Hey Summer! What’s […]