Convergence

Context
In late 2004 or early 2005, Tisha had heard through her sister Tara Matson about a Dallas couple, Jon and Tami Gappa, who discovered their infant son Sam had been diagnosed with cancer. The end result of a surgery to remove the tumor was that his kidneys would never regain function. For the next three-plus [...]

I know I’m not the only one whose made a joke or two about “in-laws” in my lifetime. The “in-law” relationship has its own unique dynamic to it. Even when its good, you feel compelled to joke about it just because its normal.
It works both ways by the way. I’ve heard numerous parents, in [...]

Jennie,
I haven’t talked to you in a while, so I don’t know if you are aware of what I’ve been doing in writing these letters of late, but I thought I would let you know that once a week I have been writing and posting letters to those who mean the most to me. I [...]

Note: For those of you who don’t know, I have two older sisters. Julie is 10 years older than me and Jennie is older by 8 years. Both are amazing women to whom I am greatly indebted. Over the last two years, Julie has experienced deep pain from a tumultuous divorce. Along the way she [...]

Mom,
Let me begin by saying that I do not have a terminal disease. I promise. I know you, and I know you’re wondering why I am doing this letter business. People always seem to do this kind of thing when something’s wrong with them physically. It’s OK. Take a deep breath and wipe away your [...]