A Goodbye Letter to 2020
Dearest 2020, I knew you were trouble from the start. While I am grateful for myriad things – extra one-on-one time with my father, a slower pace at home,...
Spreading Dad’s Ashes
Before Dad passed away, we all talked about what he wanted to happen with his remains. No question, his heart belongs to West Virginia, but a good chunk of it a...
Grandpa
Here I go again asking that you keep my family in your thoughts: My grandpa died suddenly and swiftly on Sunday evening. My first thought was this: In what crue...
The Holidays and Impending Doom
Last week I sat in the car with a dear friend as I finally said the words I’ve been holding in for a while: “I think I’m depressed.” She...
Book review: The Making of Us
Having enjoyed a few of Lisa Jewell’s recent novels (The Family Upstairs, The House We Grew Up In, I Found You), I went back to some of her earlier work a...
20 Years
Ten years ago this week, we took family photos in Amarillo. It was a weird time – Chuck was living back in Chattanooga to help care for his mother while t...