A while back, when my grandkids came to spend the weekend. My granddaughter came crying and said her brother had hit her. At that point, I was overwhelmed with this constant battle, and I did not want to keep reprimanding him; that was not how I wanted to use this precious time. I asked him…
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TIDES, WAVES, AND ANGUISH
TIDES, WAVES, AND ANGUISH When I think the tides have subsided, another wave becomes more potent than before. And it’s time to hold my breath again. One year is drawing near; it would have been my son’s forty-fourth year; I can see the giant waves on the horizon, the waves coming at a distance, and…
Fill My Soul
When my son died, I felt like my heart went into shock. It went completely numb. I couldn’t cry; I couldn’t cry. I couldn’t feel pain; my heart couldn’t grieve. It felt mechanical and lifeless. Every bit of my being left, I felt mechanical, without a soul. I stood over his coffin; it wasn’t him….