“In order to love who you are, you cannot hate the experiences that shaped you.” –Andrea Dykstra Past. February 2021 Stretching my hand out to his side of the bed, I felt the unsettling coolness of sheets unslept upon. My husband, Tad, hospitalized due to a stroke, was far away from me physically and mentally. I prayed he would… Read More
Past, Present, and Future: What I am Learning as My Husband Recovers from A Stroke By Gail Gates
In One Stroke, My World Changed
It’s up to you, and it’s up to me No one can say what we get to be So why don’t we rewrite the stars? Lyrics from Rewrite the Stars composed by Benj Paske and Justin Paul “Are you going to love me today?” I asked. “No.” It was at that moment I knew something was wrong. My husband and I… Read More
Christmas Fingerprints On The Surface Of My Heart
“May you never be too grown up to search the skies on… Read More
Tears Water A Memorial Garden
Driving home from Rochester, Mayo Hospital, almost two years ago, the pain of loss made the starless night sky even blacker. Tears flowed down my face unabated, and my mind clawed in vain to make sense of the evening’s events. That night, five months into my daughter’s pregnancy, five months of riding the rollercoaster of excitement and hope, I witnessed… Read More
Crap Wildlife Photography: How I received 1800 “Likes” From A Fugly Photo
One photo out of focus is a mistake, ten photos out of focus are an experimentation, one hundred photos out of focus are a style. –Unknown It was not my finest photographic moment, but then again, optimism ruled the day. How bad could a picture taken from a fast-moving tour bus, through a fingerprint speckled bus window, on a blizzardy… Read More
A Little Wax, A Little Wane, But The Candles Went Out
Birthdays. Even though my business is named Aging Schmaging, and even though I honestly know and believe aging is a gift, I still feel, well, doggedly resistant to the years adding up. And up. Annnnnd up. I see the changes to my body. My night vision is different. Knee joints are a little more vocal, and my back throws regular… Read More
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