At a recent New Year’s Eve party, a friend asked me what some might consider a rather profound question. “Did your wife’s passing make you feel more grateful for the health and fitness you have?” he asked. I didn’t have to think about my answer. “No. I’ve been very grateful about that for a long …
Category: Life Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness
Thoughts on Love, from my daughter
So I was going to write about the life celebration for my wife Joyce last Sunday, where there was so much love, and laughter, and memories about this wonderful, loving person who left us too soon. And I will, but this first. Recent events caused our daughter Tori to post the following on her Facebook …
Remembering Michael
AS IF I NEEDED another reminder of the ephemeral nature of human life, I got one this week. My friend Michael Parker, runner, trainer, and all around good guy, passed away a few days ago from cancer. The same cancer that ended the life of my wife in June. The news hit me pretty hard …
Aftermath: Quiet Reflections
It’s been nearly two weeks since my wife passed, and the house is finally quiet. It’s just me and the cats now. And, frankly, we’re all enjoying a little peace and a more relaxed pace. From the day she entered hospice care on May 25 to the day following her passing, the house was abuzz …
