saint (seɪnt) n. 1. a person of exceptional holiness, formally recognized by the Christian Church esp. by canonization. 2. a person of great virtue or benevolence. “You are a saint”, I said to my dear friend who is watching dementia ...
I am celebrating a small, yet significant, victory this week: I stood up for myself without having to think it through first. When it was time to let another person know what I found acceptable or not, my response naturally ...
My fingers hurt tonight and there is grease under my nails. BUT, I replaced a headlight on Wanda the Honda today! I have done it twice before, but today, I just couldn't get the retaining clip to secure where it ...
Oh yes, it is real! Widow fog is not a figment of my imagination. Before I became a widow, I had heard of this misunderstood phenomenon; yet, never identified or comprehended the jarring validity that it entails, as I frankly ...
Following my late husband’s death, for some reason, I was filled with an intense desire to become a totally honest person. It’s not that I had a problem with honesty before Ray died. Well … maybe a little problem. After ...
I left Stanford University Hospital in the early evening the day my husband died. As I walked across the grounds surrounded by my children, I could see Hoover Bell Tower in the distance, the bells were ringing. I was numb ...