One Breath in, No Breath out
It can take but a moment for a loved one to die. With no warning a typical day can become their last on earth. I think about this...
Allowing the Sabbath to Overtake Me
Saturday was our first day of 50 degree (F) temperatures here in Minnesota since the start of the new year. The one where the snow has...
Time for a Hug
It has been 5 weeks since Levi has been able to do his pool therapy and spend time with his (water) Physical Therapist. Holidays, biter...
A Quiet Medical Epidemic (part 1)
There is a medical epidemic that has been quietly brewing in my community for a couple of years. For the past 18 months, it has been...
Those Old Familiar Roads
This time of year is not easy for me. All of the beauty and shimmer of the holiday season also brings many added layers of responsibility...
Nowhere to die
Today the Star Tribune, an award willing regional newspaper, featured a story on Crescent Cove and our son Levi on the cover of the...
Goodbye Dear Isaac
How do we help our children comprehend death? The goodbye unto the Lord's arms? A "till I see you there" kind of goodbye? ...I have...
Visiting a Dying Friend
My friend Julie says it best "Six year old boys should be worried about where they left their favorite lego figurines... Parents of six...
Super-Powered Mom
I just returned home from my first Hearts at Home moms conference. I went with a friend who four years earlier had gone to her first...
Dr Gawande: A Breath of Fresh Air
Tonight the Minnesota Network of Hospice and Palliative Care hosted a conversation with Dr. Atul Gawande with Minnesota Public Radio's...
