I’m engaged with Evelyn every day in one way or another. And yet in many ways, I’m living my life without her. It’s a surreal valley, and I’m trying not to stumble.

Let me be glad about how I have shown
my resilience
at coping in ways I’d not known.

"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" What we have experienced, Jesus has said.

Another family vacation without Evelyn. Wonderful—and sad.

We’re on something of a plateau right now. Things could be better, of course, but I’m glad they’re not worse.

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.

This year I signed Easter cards with my name alone. I’m finally ready to admit that our reality has changed.

Three quotes give me something to remember that will help lighten my caregiving load.