by TheLoveofMyLife | Dec 3, 2020 | In the Words of the Kids, Love of My Life, Powdered Donut Manifesto
My writing about our love, our life, and our journey through cancer has sustained me. As hard as it is to comprehend, I am more in love with Maureen today than I was when she was here, when we could hold each other’s hand, which we did for almost 25 years of...
by TheLoveofMyLife | Jul 21, 2019 | Love of My Life, Powdered Donut Manifesto
We have never started the drive on a Friday, but we’ve done the drive so many times. We’ve done the drive in Honda Pilots. Honda Odysseys. And a few other cars along the way. With car seats in the back and luggage racks on top. And, now, those that used to...
by TheLoveofMyLife | Mar 18, 2018 | Love of My Life, Powdered Donut Manifesto
Where in New Jersey? Ridgewood. That is in Bergen County he said… but I already knew. We had a few minutes before our conference call was to begin yesterday morning. I always like to ask where people are, physically, because even though we are voices on a phone,...
by TheLoveofMyLife | Jun 30, 2017 | Love of My Life, Powdered Donut Manifesto
21. “Once in a Lifetime.” A cup of dirt. You might wonder what any of these things have to do with a powdered donut or the fight with cancer for that matter, but they do. I’m on a flight from Minneapolis to New York City, and now seems like a really good time to add...
by TheLoveofMyLife | May 21, 2017 | Love of My Life, Powdered Donut Manifesto
I felt a weird tug. An instinct. Something said call. I left a message. After peeking at my friend’s Facebook page, though, I realized I had to call back. Before going any deeper into the next few minutes that unfolded on my phone call this past Friday morning,...
by TheLoveofMyLife | Aug 20, 2016 | Love of My Life, Powdered Donut Manifesto
I am sitting next to my son, Taylor, officially a senior as of yesterday. Yesterday was the opening chapel of the new school year at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School. His sister, Kyla, had entered the chapel first, along with her 9th grade advisory. They both passed...
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