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Left on the corner

This week, I have seen my great good friends send off their children, many with challenges, into the wilds of school yards and classrooms and hallways.  My own big girl began sixth grade with a nod and a wave, eleven years of groomed poise waiting for her own new beginning.  While the throngs around me [...]

Posted 04 September 2008 † V. § ‡ Comments (27) ° Also tagged:

Common occurrences

Last night, looking at the sample colors on our walls, I remembered that when a good friend of mine lost her mother last winter, she also painted.  There seems to be a common need to be purposeful in the face of grief, the primal understanding that certain things can and should be tended to, things [...]

Posted 12 August 2008 † V. § ‡ Comments (13) ° Also tagged: ,

We know this, and we don’t

One of the inherent sorrows of our new normal is the unspoken fact of our family’s having been through similar events before.  As many readers may know, Evan was a twin.  His sister had a difficult birth and died when we removed her from life support at four days of age.  When we are ready, [...]

Posted 09 August 2008 † V. § ‡ Comments (23) ° Also tagged: ,