There is just something about November that seems to invite reflection. In my family, there is a calmness, following a sports-fueled Fall. The days are brisker and… Read more “Always Thankful”
Author: Jenna
Old Dog
We knew for the past month or so that our dog would not be making it through another winter. He had bad hips from the start, but… Read more “Old Dog”
Playing Ball
In early June, deep into the end of school craziness, a particularly busy weekend of seemingly endless sports culminated in a final Sunday softball game, under the… Read more “Playing Ball”
This Summer…
I met the toddler son of one of my dearest friends. I – badly – videoed my daughter participating in a street performance at Faneuil Hall, throwing… Read more “This Summer…”
This is 45
Today, I officially become the age where I now round up to half a century. How crazy is that? It sounds so old. I don’t feel old.… Read more “This is 45”
Clean-Ish Living
Early this year, my gym a six-week nutrition challenge. It did not adopt one of the trending diet programs. No Keto-intermittent fasting-Paleo-Low Carb program to follow. Instead,… Read more “Clean-Ish Living”
PostScript
A few days after my mom passed away, I got a call from Dr. K, the palliative care doctor we had met with just a few weeks… Read more “PostScript”
Part three
When family and friends learned that my mother passed, people reached out full of concern and love. I think the idea of losing a parent hits everyone deep. … Read more “Part three”
Part two
When I received the late night call that my mother had passed, I was a mess. I felt guilty that I did not jump in the car the… Read more “Part two”
Her end – part one
Some of you have been on this journey with me since my mother’s first Thanksgiving after moving into a nursing home. Some much longer, some shorter. It seems… Read more “Her end – part one”