Last year we went on vacation – the first one we took as a family of five since my mother was diagnosed with cancer, since my father was diagnosed with Lewy Body dementia. We had found a wonderful home health care provider we trusted and felt like we could leave with our children for a…
I have mentioned before in previous blogs that one of the things about a progressive degenerative dementia is that it does not fade. You don’t heal from this. You just watch it steal someone’s life slowly. It is a terrible thing to watch a loved one go through this. It seems like once we have…
This week Lent began. Lent is, hands down, my favorite season. My small family is not Catholic, but we believe in embracing truth and beauty wherever it can be found. And Lent is truly a season of truth and beauty. Lent has three main tenants: prayer, fasting, and alms giving. For the past eight years…
Sometimes there is not enough chocolate in the shake to right the wrongs of the world. I curse myself for not having any chips in the house and where the hell did I stash the Nutella? Currently, my tastebuds must tolerate freezer burnt Tin Roof Sundae. I am a shitty mom. There…I said it. Not…
If my marriage can survive the building of a yurt it can survive anything. Twelve years ago my husband, step daughter and I were living downtown Denver in a tiny apartment. She was in third grade and we were both full time working college students. One morning we were at the library and my husband…
I have always loved this time of year. I love it for many reasons, but a big one is the time I get to spend baking with my Mom and kids. Ever since I was little, I can remember baking Christmas goodies with her. As a young girl, I was most excited about decorating the…
In the Church calendar, Advent is the four weeks before Christmas. Much like Lent (the 40 days before Easter), Advent is a time of anticipation. Of waiting. Of Longing. I am not a “Christmas person.” I’m partial to Lent, actually; but Advent is a close second for me. Although they take place in the same…
