Posts Tagged ‘Nana’

On Babies and Bravery

Saturday, September 11th, 2010
Devin Decorating

When I found out he was coming, I was terrified. I was afraid for all the hurt and tears and pain that might be waiting for the people I loved the most – my brother, my niece or nephew, my sister-in-love who seemed naively optimistic.  I couldn’t untangle my grief over Jay being arrested with the news [...]

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I am too tired to write this post well, but I wanted you to know…

Monday, August 4th, 2008

I knew Devin was fine. He had told me as much on the phone when he had insisted “I love you too Mom, but I gotta go now!” Devin had spent the first 7 years of his life amongst a sea of familiar faces before being transported to Florida and an existence of Just Mom [...]

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A Eulogy

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

I’ve been wanting to write this here for a while.  But it’s long and it never seemed the right time, until now. My mother and I went to Church together this past Mother’s Day weekend, which is a rare treat because we hardly ever make the same Mass.  She sat beside me during the homily [...]

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