This was written November 6, 2020. It has taken me some time to process the emotions surrounding the end of my father's life on earth. All things have a beginning and end. This "ending" starts a new path of beginnings which I look forward to sharing. Over the past few days, I have had many …
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Short Thigh Surprise
When Dad wants fried chicken...he gets fried chicken. The request doesn't come often, so I was eager to fulfill his wish this evening. However, the order came in late....too late for me to thaw out chicken I had in the freezer to fry myself, and I didn't have buttermilk to soak it in..... My options were …
Sail of a Lifetime
The voice on the other end of the phone was Kristen. "Hello, Mom? Can you hear me?" I heard the sound of crying blurred by the wind noise in the phone. I knew my daughter and her boyfriend of 3 years, Andrew, were off the coast of Wilmington, NC enjoying the afternoon on a private …