The Redhead had trouble sleeping last night and so did I. After Ted fell asleep I was awake for a while longer. The day’s images of sudden loss lay heavy on my mind. How ephemeral it all seemed. I lay there, enjoying my husband’s embrace but wondering “What about tomorrow?” I tried to sleep. I […]
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Wrap your arms around me more
May 25th, 2004 · Comments Off on Wrap your arms around me more
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Seeing the world through her eyes
May 15th, 2004 · Comments Off on Seeing the world through her eyes
From today’s Seattle Times When Michael Van Leuven met Roberta Mosher the summer before their freshman year of high school, it was her eyes that he first noticed. They were a vivid blue and hinted at her willful streak. During their nearly 24-year marriage, a look from Roberta — Robin, as he called her — […]
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The last kiss
May 14th, 2004 · Comments Off on The last kiss
The other day I posted a piece about the fragility of love. I also wrote what a kiss can say. I felt sorrow and sadness reading how Rod Kratochwill remembered his last kiss with his wife: Then there is the kiss that is the last kiss you will ever get, even though you didn’t know […]
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Talking with our hands
May 13th, 2004 · 3 Comments
My last post described talking with lips, now this one will describe talking with hands… Our middle daughter, Michaela, liked sign language the first time she saw it. I remember how she started moving her hands along with the interpreter’s. It’s hard for her to sit still: she loves to touch and explore the world […]
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What a kiss can say
May 12th, 2004 · 6 Comments
I’ve been thinking about the power of physical affection. Words are only one way to speak. They can be used creatively, as my toddler has learned to do with “Mama”, using it to express everything from gratitude to emergency. And as anyone knows, “I love you” can mean different things depending on the phrasing and […]
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