Tag: chronic illness

  • The Blues of Springtime, and Becoming a Therapeutic Foster Parent

    As we slowly liquidate the sprouted seedlings in the basement, moving them into larger pots, and then into the neighbor’s borrowed greenhouse across the street, I feel spread thinner and thinner. This is the happiest time of the year, it is the busiest time of the year, but it is the most painful time of…

  • Beautiful Days Ahead

    After an 1,800-mile car trip to California and back, there just isn’t a lot of energy left in me. We arrived home almost 4 days ago, and yet, I just cannot recover. Sitting in the car is difficult enough for me, but taking two teenaged girls was a whole other issue. (One was a niece,…