Holiday Grief

Let's be real, the holidays are tough.  Some of us travel hours to get home to find ourselves sleeping on couches that are available for free.  Many of us are responsible for ensuring that the small people we've created wake up to a joyous experience.  Others of us are running around to make sure that...

Meet Me On The Mountaintop

"And, for the first time in as long as I can remember, I had no pain in my chest today.  Just like that, 21 years of pain all washed away on a mountaintop by a castle with my dad." - My Journal Entry 10/3/17 - Germany: Day 3, Heidelberg: Day 1 My third day in...

The Truth About Being Fatherless

Being fatherless left a hole in me that I couldn't even begin to process until nearly two decades later.  I had recited the words "My father passed away when I was young" more times than I can count to strangers, new friends, potential love interests and anyone who innocently asked about my parents.  I hated...