By Chip Jacobs Gazing up from our dining-room table that evening in 1969, my seven-year-old eyes began grasping my peculiar circumstance. My father was an old man. Allow me to rephrase that. He was a man with graying temples and emerging crows-feet invisible on the other dads in our living room for a meeting of…
Life after losing a spouse can feel like being thrust into a nightmare from which there is no escape. The sudden need to manage everything alone, the disorienting grief, and the overwhelming fear can leave you feeling completely depleted. But what can you do to find your way again? My Journey from Grief to Healing…
Bonanza was the one of the most highly rated TV shows for several years in the 1960’s. Ben Cartwright was an interesting case study. He had three sons, Adam, Hoss, and Little Joe, one son each with three different wives. Based on their varied appearance each son definitely had a separate DNA strain from at…
“Can I go? Can I, huh?” He was so excited he could barely stand still. “Yes, you can go. But don’t be bugging me about candy and toys.” “I won’t, I won’t.” “Okay, get ready. Bundle up. It’s cold outside.” A mother talking to her child? No. He was my husband, who daily retreated toward…
Age, they say, is golden, Then why ain’t I a-holdin’ A body that’s blessed, Like gorgeous Mae West’s, Who glowed even after post mortem. A woman who lived in Ronan, Could dance a mean limbo, man, Her partners grew cold, When the lady grew old, When she limped to the floor, they all ran. Great…
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