It started with a taco. She wanted us to bring her one, and at 11:00am, I thought at some point during the day we'd make it over with a taco and a good visit. Merrym is my friend. I love her dearly, but I also admire her more than any human being I know. She doesn't...
Not many people talk to my son. It isn't that they don't want to. Everyone who sees him wishes they could. There is something so rare and beautiful about him. I know I'm his mother, and I'm supposed to think that, but strangers often come up to me and just announce...
She was almost three years old. She had long ringlets the exact color of honey, a cute little dimple in her cheek, and she was my baby sister. Her name was Angela, but my mom only named her that so she could call her "Angel".I was ten and it was a rough summer. My...
he hated him when he first arrived. Old, grouchy, and loud, my sister's new cat was not the kitten she had wanted. Terminally ill, Angel longed for a "buddy" to keep her company. Cancer is a lonely disease, no matter how many people love and care for you, and I...
We were both caffeine junkies and it was a habit our mother abhorred.Her mouth set in a thin, disapproving line, we feared her wrath and learned to sneak them in. We were 36 and 28, my little sister and I.And she was dying.It was Cherry Pepsi for her and Diet Coke for...
He was scary. He sat on the grass with his cardboard sign, his dog (actually his dog was adorable) and tattoos running up and down both arms and even on his neck. His sign proclaimed him to be "stuck and hungry" and to please help.I'm a sucker for anyone needing help....
Nothing warms the heart quite like Christmas caroling. The holidays can be hectic and the spirit of Christmas can easily become lost in the rush and worry of getting everything “just right”. Eight of us decided to take a much-needed break and spend an evening...