My in-laws were sure special. Through all of life's storms, they were solid. Solid in their faith. Unwavering. Solid in their marriage. Something like 65 years. Solid in their lifestyle of always seeking to bless others, in small ways ...
Life flows. The kids grow, we all get older. Like ourselves and our kids, our parents are aging as well. Some of us raise kids while caring for elderly parents, the so-called sandwich years because we are sandwiched between the needs of both ...
So this weekend we are headed out east for yet another funeral. My husband’s side of the family has had many of them the past years. Some would be seen as tragic, some would be seen as blessed relief from extreme suffering. They are ...
My father-in-law died this week, a little more than a year since my mother-in-law passed. The year without his beloved Rose Marie was torture for him. He spoke of her often and of his desire to be united with her. He left peacefully on a Tuesday ...
The hospital is a crazy place of beginnings and endings. This one has a tradition of playing Lullaby over the public announcement system every time a new baby is born. The tune is in sharp contrast to the groans and grimaces of my father-in-law. ...
