Navigating Distance and Devotion in Our Late 50s Eleven Windows Like the changes in our life that hit so hard That day I couldn’t find you There’s a glimmer of everything good that once came before From "Glimmer" by Neil Young, 2014 Three days before my 58th birthday,...
My mother died on Christmas Eve, 2017. Under the weight of that first grief, I consoled myself with a private hope: that I would grow closer to my mother-in-law, who was 15 years younger than my mom. It felt like a small mercy, a second chance at maternal closeness....
Barn Near Luther, Oklahoma | Photo by Jennifer Chronicles | ALL RIGHTS RESERVEDAn earlier version of this post appeared on the Gen-X Substack. 🐙 Billy Beans: Deep Where the Stories Live For the past few summers, I’ve been retracing the steps of my misspent youth,...
Sullivan in the Role of Kenickie Murdoch We are so proud of our son Sullivan. Earlier this fall, he decided to tryout for Grease, this year's school musical selection. He's never been in a production before so it was really exciting when he landed a major supporting...
I took Sullivan and Bridgette to Tennessee for Spring Break for a long overdue visit with my oldest sister. (You can see a picture of us on Instagram.) She will have major surgery on March 27, and I'm not too proud or shy to ask anyone reading this post to please say...
Keep the Home Fires Burning, While your hearts are yearning. Though your lads are far away They dream of home. There's a silver lining Through the dark clouds shining, Turn the dark cloud inside out Till the boys come home....
On Thanksgiving Day 1999, I put Christmas lights on my house. It took all the courage I could find. I was still really sad about the loss of my first marriage. Juliette, who wasn't even two, was spending the holiday with her dad. I felt so alone. This wasn't at all...
My father passed away on February 20. I spent 12 years dealing with the tragedy of his disease. Now, I am free to experience the sorrow of this loss. My father was the best thing that ever happened to me because he was the one who made sure we all went to church when...
Happy Birthday, Robert! You are amazing and you mean so much to all of us! You also look awesome when you dive! We love you! Jenni, Juey, Sully and Bridgy
Happy 8th Anniversary to my husband Robert! Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove: O no! it is an ever-fixed mark That looks on tempests and is never...
...Now there's a beautiful river in the valley ahead There neath the oaks bough soon we will be wed Should we lose each other in the shadow of the evening trees Ill wait for you And should I fall behind Wait for me --From Springsteen's If I Should Fall Behind Happy...
Here are a few of the Easter Sunday 2010 pictures I snapped earlier today. Juliette said this looked like a chef costume. Hahahaha! Pretty happy for 815 in the morning. Daddy The chocolate bunny Bridgy is holding is white chocolate. I wonder why. When you're four, you...