It has been said that joy and pain are capable of coexisting. But I think it should also be said that while experiencing joy with the pain of loss, there is often also a third emotion of guilt. Guilt over the fact that even though they aren’t here, you are enjoying something. Guilt that even... Continue Reading →

I wake up. Stretch. Glance over at my dog. She’s curled up in a ball that makes her look even more tiny than she is. I pick her up and she growls just a bit. How dare I disturb the princess! But as I nestle her in my arms she curls up and closes her... Continue Reading →