I know exactly how it happened. It was a couple weeks after the birth of my daughter, and the trauma therein (including a MedFlight) had led to a pulmonary embolism. I was put on warfarin, a blood thinner, for a year. Tucked under my left knee, is this beautiful array of shades of blue and … Continue reading There’s No Fault in My Scars
Month: June 2014
Do All Things With Love.
If you were to ask what her secret was to her phenomenal cooking, her response would inevitably be:: "I cook each and every thing with Love." Babička Eva grew up in the beautiful agrarian town of Opočno, in Moravia, near to the Polish border. Her parents built the very house she lived in with … Continue reading Do All Things With Love.
June 20th and the Absurd.
"You look like Nicole Kidman" "I am sorry, what?" "You really look like Nicole Kidman", she said to me. "Um, okay", I replied. This was said to me at the MOST inappropriate moment ever. Absurd. I had just finished watching both my husband and my daughter wheeled through their respective, ominous O.R. double doors. I … Continue reading June 20th and the Absurd.
I’m So Glad I Have Boys
A few weeks ago, I took my two daughters to a medical practice for something routine. My eldest, always at the ready to greet anyone with a smile and a hug, produced both to those willing to receive them. My youngest, however, responded to the offer of physical contact, by turning her body away from … Continue reading I’m So Glad I Have Boys
God is Not Done with You Yet.
Maybe it is just the time in life. Maybe it is the stage of life that I am in. Regardless, there are many people in my village right now whose grief runs deep and wide. And unlike a Lifetime movie, it is jagged and rough. It is costly and relentless. It takes its toll … Continue reading God is Not Done with You Yet.
Raindrops & Rivers 