Nat’s Blog

  • At the Altar

    At the Altar

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  • Pure Joy

    Pure Joy

    My son gets engaged to his high school girlfriend. Read more

  • Our New Normal

    Our New Normal

    “I don’t think you can ever work in an office again,” she laughed. Just an hour earlier, as I was walking to her house, I thought about how lucky we both were. We scheduled a meeting on her front porch, in the middle of a beautiful, cool summer day, and gone were the dress clothes… Read more

  • It’s Time

    It’s Time

    “Pull that girl inside you that is hurting and put her on the chair beside you, and then … allow her to speak.” I sat in our therapist’s office and couldn’t look at her. The tears roll down my cheeks as I remember her. I had no idea she was in there. And when I… Read more

  • Freddie’s Spirit

    Freddie’s Spirit

    March 31, 2021 Josh’s hair was particularly stunning this week. Not once, not twice…but three times I stopped in-the-midst of what I was doing to admire it. I did the same with Ben’s. Why did it seem so crisp and perfect this week? Why did it seem as if it was some type of art?… Read more

  • Perseverance

    Perseverance

    Doing something despite the difficulty. This picture makes me cry. All I can see is his hand. There were times he wanted to give up, times I wanted to give up, times we wanted to give up on each other. It will be seven years this September, seven long years. I’ve been questioning whether or… Read more