• What do you do on the first anniversary of becoming a widow?

    What do you do on the first anniversary of becoming a widow?

    I bought a small white cargo van. Its name is Mariposa, like the small white flower from the lily family.  It’s also the Spanish word for butterfly.I don’t…

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  • Do we love with our heart or our head?

    Do we love with our heart or our head?

    The heart pumps blood throughout the body via the circulatory system, supplying oxygen and nutrients to the tissues and removing carbon dioxide and other wastes. The brain controls all functions…

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  • If he never got sick.

    If he never got sick.

    On this beautiful early Sunday morning we’d be sitting on the deck discussing where we’d hike later that day, or maybe a mellow bike ride with not too…

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  • Compared to what.

    Compared to what.

    Like many who’ve had to deal with some pretty heavy stuff, I was constantly being thrust into the unknowns, knowns and figuring out how to live somewhere in…

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