I texted my youngest daughter to see how she was doing a few days after she had tested positive for COVID: “How’s my ‘COVID daughter’ doing?” I teased. “Tired,” she responded, “I’m ready to get my energy back.” A lack of vitality is relatively foreign to me. Dialing it down has been more of a …
“You tested positive for COVID-19; I’m sure you’re not surprised,” the health-care worker gently told me as she handed me the test results. I had registered a temperature the night before, preceded by a cough and respiratory irritation. “Maybe it’s just my yearly sinus infection,” I told Lori. I was wrong. Getting into my car …
“Step, step, step, now stop” Bird’s alarm halts hiker’s dance— Rustling leaves sing on Despite a sore Achilles tendon—the unfortunate result of running like a 30-year-old on my 65th birthday–I laced up my hiking boots and headed into the field. My hike didn’t last long, not because it was below freezing but for the fact …
My wife teases me about my penchant for thinking back to what I was doing this time a week ago. “This time a week ago we were…” I often say. “Why do you do that?” she asks. “I have a sense for history,” I tell her, but she knows I don’t know why I do …
Waking up dreaming Joseph turned around wide-eyed Behold, it’s Christmas My wife was not feeling well the other day, so to be safe, she tested for COVID. While we waited for the results, negative thoughts filled our minds. We’d prepared for a small family gathering, less than ten, for Christmas. We were already sad that …