Before You Take Your Final Breath

Dear Mom, On this, your 94th birthday, my wish for you is that before you take your final breath in this world, you experience the force and power of love. Real love between two people. Love that accepts you just the way you are. Love that embraces all that you have been, all that you … Continue reading Before You Take Your Final Breath


It’s Never Too Late to Repair a Broken Relationship

“Let’s get right down to it,” she said. “We have never been close.” “Since the day I was born.” I responded. Thus began the first ever face-to-face, let’s-get-honest conversation with my soon-to-be-94-year-old mom. I started the conversation to talk about the hateful and hurtful things she said about me in public on Christmas Day. She … Continue reading It’s Never Too Late to Repair a Broken Relationship