My heart is shattered. Charlotte the Great moved to Heaven on Mother’s Day (5.12.19). (It’s a beautiful thing–my Grandpa passed on a Father’s Day many years ago.) This post will be long. My grandma was my best friend and my world. Charlotte the Great was born to Paul and Elsie Diefendorf on October 7, 1926 […]
Why I No Longer Tell My Child to Be Inclusive and Kind
I am the mom who told my daughter, “Be inclusive.” Then one day I got a call from her school. This is why I no longer tell my child to be inclusive and kind.
Today I Learned My Dad has Leukemia
My heart is so filled with sadness. I have cried all day. The kind of cry that creates giant snot bubbles and has you choking on the slimy saliva that heartbreak produces. I think about how fortunate I was to have had great-grandparents alive when I was born. For the most part, I was able […]
98 Years One Month Two Days: A Lifetime
98 years, one month, two days. A lifetime. A life well lived. He was almost a Canadian, but Rachel’s letter home with the good news of her pregnancy prompted a trip for her daddy, Joseph Brigham Meeks, to bring her back to the United States. On 2, February 1919 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania; Phil, the groundhog, […]
Delta Delays: How I Hugged My Son In the Midst of the Drama
It was a fast a furious Disney Press Junket. Late nights and I was on the west coast with a body who insisted we keep to our East Coast time. In the middle of the three days, I received a text from my work counterpart that read, “I hope you’re not flying Delta.” Of course, I was. […]