Summer Break is Here
It’s been a while since my last entry, and so much has happened that I hardly know where to begin. I also wonder what’s the point of keeping a blog since there’s far too much to read online for anyone to dare to try to keep up with it all. I guess for me it partly has to do with what Flannery O’Connor said. “I write to discover what I know.” Life has been coming at me fast for several months, and I’ve had little time to reflect. But one thing has become clear— Joy and Sorrow are close partners in this life I just finished up another school year (my 10th), at the start of which we learned of Dad’s underlying health issues. We thought he was within weeks or months of the finish line. I am grateful to say that he is holding steady 8 months later. But it has not been an easy 8 months. It is hard on both my parents, this new chapter of life that is now theirs. Old age is inevitable, but we are never ready for all the changes it brings. At my age, along with the sorrow...
