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Let me see people alone at Panera today when I stop for a snack
Let me be glad about how I have shown
my resilience
at coping in ways I’d not known.
Embracing Lament: We can be sure Jesus understands how we feel
"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" What we have experienced, Jesus has said.
A trip to a scenic corner. A step in the journey that now feels new
Another family vacation without Evelyn. Wonderful—and sad.
My answers for those who ask me ‘How’s Evelyn? And how are you?’
We’re on something of a plateau right now. Things could be better, of course, but I’m glad they’re not worse.
My first dinner guests at home alone: enjoyable, but different
I’m living alone, and I’ve decided to cope with that by not always staying alone. So I invited three couples for dinner. Like everything else in my life now, it felt odd, a strange mix of the familiar with the all-new.
I’m finally admitting that ‘Mark and Evelyn’ doesn’t describe reality
This year I signed Easter cards with my name alone. I’m finally ready to admit that our reality has changed.
Talking to myself in a room that feels empty. This is my story
Three quotes give me something to remember that will help lighten my caregiving load.