“I know you’re busy, so we will just drop these things on your porch and be on our way.” These were the words my mom shared with me less than 48 hours before she died. I had been working all morning and was barely hanging onto my sanity as I faced the darkened pit of […]
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Grief, Google, and the Passage of Time
My eyes opened and were enveloped in what seemed to be total darkness. As I waited for them to adjust to the nighttime shadows, I desperately attempted to disentangle myself from the sheets. The luxurious fabric that I so enjoy had become something akin to a straight jacket. Each toss and turn had produced a […]
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Children and the Wisdom of Connection
As I was walking across campus the other day, I was captivated by the beauty of my surroundings. The brilliant sunlight was streaming over the tops of buildings and magnifying the rich colors of the leaves around me. Some were stubbornly clinging to the trees, and others were cascading gently to the ground forming brilliant […]
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