by Sue | Aug 16, 2020 | Care Giving
At the same time our son approached his teens, I was thrown into the world of caregiving for my parents and my grandmother that lasted quite a few years. When the phone rang, I wondered what latest crisis would hijack my day. I was “sandwiched” between my family’s...
by Sue | Aug 9, 2020 | Body & Soul
I felt mightily deprived when I transitioned to a whole food, plant-based diet. I imagined a nasty gremlin sitting across the table from me, pulling away my favorite foods. Goodbye steak, goodbye sour cream-laden baked potato, so long cheesy pizza with pepperoni...
by Sue | Aug 2, 2020 | Faith
I am writing this on July 30th, the day of John Lewis’ funeral. He wrote this letter to his fellow Americans only days before he died, and requested it be read at his funeral. Here is the link to his final testimony, printed in full in the New York Times...
by Sue | Jul 26, 2020 | Books & Writers
I miss old Stretch. For a long time, he shared our dog Cody’s fenced in play area. He would challenge our Spaniel to a good chase, and at the last second, scamper up the majestic Pin oak, leaving Cody to acknowledge defeat at the paws of a squirrel once again. When...
by Sue | Jul 19, 2020 | Care Giving
Ella assured herself her husband was basically okay. George’s confusion happened only occasionally. There was no need to worry the kids. She was managing, with some days harder than others. Her house of cards crashed the day George fell and broke his hip. After two...
