It was the middle of December, I'd not decorated, and I was feeling guilty. During my childhood, we gave the house its holiday look the day after Thanksgiving. This year was different. I had neither holiday spirit nor the energy to decorate. Also, my heart was heavy,...
Why had I agreed to go? I posed that question to myself as I reviewed my recent conversation with a church friend. Speeding toward home, I wondered out loud, "Will I ever learn to say no?"That innocent chat at the grocery store resulted in an unwanted commitment....
The 15 months of waiting were over. The wondering each time the phone rang. Would this be the call?Because I lived 250 miles from the nursing home where my mother was a resident, communication with the staff and hospice team was by phone. Each time I identified a...