What do I have to give

Dec 14

What do I have to give

“I’m so glad you’re better!” I’ve heard this from half a dozen people in the past month.  I don’t really know what to say when people say that to me because it’s rarely happened before.  I must — for the first time since all this started — look normal.  Technically, however, I’m the sickest I’ve ever...

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I’m in!

Dec 06

On the way to church today, we were continuing a conversation that started over pancakes this morning.  Brad and I think Maren should take some music lessons of some kind.  Maren has no interest and is pushing back.  We are gently pressing on. She is still saying no. Obviously, we have hit a new parenting stage: we are in the tweenage years people. It has arrived....

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December

Dec 01

Hello December! Wow; time flies, doesn’t it? I’ve been away from writing for a few reasons.  The drug I was on for most of 2015 was a hard one for me tolerate.  As I weaned off it and switched to a new drug, I began to feel significantly more capable on a day-to-day basis.  It turns out I felt like crap for those months, and I’m now willing to...

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