Monthly Archives: September 2019

Marital Status

Posted on September 12, 2019 by rstaples2013

This morning I am pondering the question my adopted granddaughter asked me last night. “Besta, (Norwegian for Grandma) are you still married now that Virgil died?” I hadn’t really thought about it. I answered, “I don’t think so. Then, for … Continue reading →

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Cookie Crumbs and Cat Hair

Posted on September 12, 2019 by rstaples2013

As I step into this new season, I wake up to quiet. I no longer hear the rhythmic thud of my husband’s quad cane as he struggles to cross the kitchen floor. I no longer hear the ding of a … Continue reading →

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The Words I Needed to Hear

Posted on September 1, 2019 by rstaples2013

Thoughts intrude upon my mind with messages not of my own creation. In the blur of the night following my husband’s death, these words woke me form my fitful sleep: “This is the Lord’s doing; it is marvelous in our … Continue reading →

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