For seven human beings and their families, Friday, August 29, 2014, would be a long, hot summer day unlike any other. Daniel McConnell was a 53-year-old financial advisor, married for 28 years with two sons and a daughter. In 1998, he was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. His kidneys had begun to fail 36 … Continue reading A CELEBRATION OF LIFE
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LASTING LOVE
Edward Griffin could not believe how fortunate he was to be celebrating his sixty-seventh wedding anniversary with Catherine. At the age of eighty-eight, he had to be careful as he made his way to the bed where his wife waited for him, smiling but silent as always. He had not heard her voice in many … Continue reading LASTING LOVE
A FATHER’S LOVE
It was 16 days before Christmas 1963. The nation had buried President Kennedy just two weeks before. As they drove to the grocery store, three-year-old Richard was standing in the front seat of the car next to his mom. This would be a quick trip. She wanted to get back before her husband, Thomas, got … Continue reading A FATHER’S LOVE
A LETTER OF HOPE
Lauren opened her eyes and took a moment to get her bearings. After blinking a couple of times, the fog cleared, and she remembered she’d stretched out for a nap on the living room couch. As she slowly sat up, the residual soreness from the C-section two weeks earlier made her wince. However, when she … Continue reading A LETTER OF HOPE
A Short Story Collection 