Last week was my husband’s and my seventh wedding anniversary; we’ve been a couple for almost 15 years total. A friend of mine asked if we were happily married, and when I said yes, she asked what our secret was. I thought for a few minutes and told her that there were a few. One […]
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The Writing Relationship
I’ve had a relationship with Writing for most of my life. I was formally introduced to Writing in kindergarten. I learned about her, letter by letter, and I understood her mentally, but sometimes our physical relationship struggled as my 5 year-old hand shook and cramped, holding the pencil over the special dot-dash paper. As I […]
Caregiver Dilemma: “Someone I Love Has Cancer. How Can I Help?”
I’m going to frame this post using the word “cancer,” but it can apply to any long-term illness, as my family well knows. The word “caregiver” refers to a person tending to the needs of the sick person, whether on an everyday basis, or through regular small, helpful acts. When someone you love is sick, […]
Another Piece of my Heart
I’ve been reading Jane Green for years. She’s one of the few contemporary authors that I’ve enjoyed throughout my entire twenties and now into my thirties. Her style and characters have changed from urban and gritty to suburban and neurotic, and her settings have gradually migrated from England to New England to the West Coast, […]