A Simple Prayer Will Do

A Simple Prayer Will Do

January is often a difficult month for me, despite all the things I love about it, like the fresh slate of a new year. I’m not much one for “resolutions,” but I do enjoy spending time reflecting on the past year and setting intentions for the new year. I also...
The Great Forgetting

The Great Forgetting

My partner of the last 20 years entered memory care last April.  Don had been in assisted living in a senior apartment. The move to memory care was triggered by his night-wandering, a situation that can’t be tolerated in a senior  community.It necessitated a sudden...
Welcoming the Darkness

Welcoming the Darkness

We’re nearing the winter solstice, the darkest day of the year. I didn’t pay much attention to this moment in the year until the holiday season became complicated in my life. Prior to that, it was all anticipation and festivity. But in the past several years, the...