A warm hearth is a shelter, a place that draws us in, invites us to sit a while. Its humble strength allows us to come together, to see each other in a softer light. It is here, at the hearth, that we come home to each other and to ourselves. As theContinue reading “The Warm Hearth”
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Nine: A Tribute to the Children I Would Have Raised
One. Would have been my parents’ first grandchild. Two. Gabrielle. A girl. Three. I didn’t tell anyone about him until he was gone. I thought it would be less painful for everyone. It wasn’t. Four. She would have been born in May, my favorite month. Five. He’d be turning 22 now, doneContinue reading “Nine: A Tribute to the Children I Would Have Raised”