The Past

As you move into another year of adulthood I am struck by how different your life is than I imagined it might be when you turned 22. Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see Though […]

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Last Friday our family went to dinner at one of our local favorites, Fat Shallot, and since the weather was nice we got to eat outside on the back patio. When I stepped out of the restaurant, after Dad and I finished placing our order, I scanned the tables to see which one your older […]

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Earlier this year, my therapist encouraged me to “hold a certain amount of mystery and figure out what works for me” in regard to circumstances that I struggle with. I’ll add holding space, tension and ambiguity, as well as gaining clarity/figuring out what matters and is meaningful to me. My therapist has given me variations […]

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Dear Molly, Today is your “Golden Birthday” and the 17th anniversary of your death. I baked a cake last night for us to begin enjoying on your birthday eve, as today will be a busy one for our family. I grabbed a bag of miscellaneous extra candles from a kitchen cabinet to decorate it and […]

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18 years ago today, on April 10, 2007, I began blogging. Though I don’t post as often or consistently as I have in the past, I am still grateful to have this space to share and process life. On past blogoversaries I have shared things that I have learned from blogging and 13 years ago, since my blogoversary fell on the […]

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I rarely remember dreams these days. Four months and 10 days ago, on Sunday, August 18th, I slept later than usual, in part because I was still recovering from my first (after all this time) experience having COVID. I had a vivid dream with a lot going on. My mom showed up towards the end […]

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