It was 12 years ago in October that Reuben was born—stillborn. I would not wish such an experience on anyone, and I hope never to go through anything like that again. I would not, however, erase it from my past. When we discovered I was pregnant, I took my...
Life is fragile. You never know When tragedies come Or when people will go. Baby boy Born too soon You were so fragile-looking Shiny, tiny, breathless, lifeless. How I longed to hold you But I was afraid That I might break you more. I awoke in the middle of...
I faced a series of losses so devastating they threatened to undo me. Over the course of two days I learned that two of my friends were killed while returning from a humanitarian aid mission to a remote mountain community in Central Asia. Then, before I had a chance...
