Category Archives: Family Stories

Converting memories, anecdotes I have shared with my family over the decades, into written family stories; at the request of my oldest daughter. Plus more-or-less-current family events.

Death in the Family

My father-in-law, “Deacon Dad,” had breakfast this morning. My wife and #3 daughter were there, lending a hand. He had been hospitalized recently, returning home a few days back. A priest came later in the morning, with the Eucharist. My … Continue reading

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The Speckled Axe

I’m a perfectionist, a frustrated one. Somewhere between childhood and adolescence, I felt that if adequacy had a numeric value, it’d be greater than two and less than one; or something equally impossible. More accurately, I felt as if that … Continue reading

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Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Hope

Life in my mid-60s requires caution that wasn’t necessary in my youth. Considering the alternative, though, being alive is pretty good: even in moments of loss. Miscarriage: Joy (From Ikar.us, via Wikimedia Commons, used w/o permission.) (Kleinstkindergrab, babies’ graves in … Continue reading

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