life – SANCTUARY

WAITING

I won’t waste words. My husband is near death. The medical label for his condition is no longer relevant. He has not taken food in seven days, and he lies in near stillness, a small fraction of himself, awaiting the transition that will gently lift his spirit from the useless flesh. I, too, feel somethingContinue reading “WAITING”

IT’S ABOUT TIME

This morning, I awoke to the gentle white light of sunrise. How nice it would be to spend a few leisurely hours writing and puttering before the obligations of the day set in. I flipped on the TV to see the weather predictions. A ribbon across the screen read, “Change Your Clocks. Spring Forward!” Oh,Continue reading “IT’S ABOUT TIME”