In My Boat
The movie The Impossible is based on a family who experienced a tsunami while on vacation, I have to say when the startling wave came crashing in, sweeping up everyone in its path, it truly depicted how my heart felt when just short of a year ago my nephew unexpectedly died. No warning. The phone rang. The words screamed in my ear. The painful slam to my heart made my emotions swirl around in a deep dark place. I couldn't get away from the pain that surrounded my very being. I had no idea how to deal with the harsh reality or the painful feelings. The message had startled all of us in the family, we had dealt with a series of deaths in the last 3 years, friends and family, we had just had a memorial for Jim's fiancé. Then that call. I am not a good swimmer, and at times this last year I felt like I would drown. The waves of grief would hit at times that shocked me and swept me away. October 27, 2025 is the last time I ...
