Good-bye mail box. Good-bye loft. Good-bye island. Good-bye Timpson. Good-bye home. Good-bye memories, everywhere. I had sat many evenings around the island to my left. Sometimes with friends into the wee hours of the night, other times with my mom and dad. Behind me was where we took our last family photo we took in […]
When someone dies unexpectedly, you become ridiculously aware that at the end of your life… all we are is a collection of things, memories… and if we’re lucky… we are a legacy worth remembering. Mom was all of these, but most of all… she left behind ALOT of things. There is real grief to be […]
Adventures of Kayce & Chey When the Fam and I arrived back in Texas from New York & New Jersey, I would be on a plane within 24 hours to Shreveport where my closest friend (Seester), would pick me up. She said that was the best use of her frequent flyer miles ever. Here is […]
Time of Death: October 4, 2018. 12:59P The world is usually a loud and interfering opponent. On October 4, 2018, I awoke to a world filled with deafening silence. I had stayed the night with my mom, and as my eyes opened when my alarm went off, her breathing had not changed. It was not […]
October 2, 2018 was the hardest day of our journey. October 3, 2018 was the most humbling. When my mom was transported from East Texas to my home in North Texas, I was functioning at a pretty high level. When she was at the nursing and rehab center, I realized that it was fall. My […]
This is a building that has been standing in Timpson, TX since before I was born. For 30 days, my life consisted of traveling back and forth between my childhood and my adulthood. I am moved every time I think about Timpson. I grew up knowing everyone. My mom and I may have had a […]
My mom had a vibrant life. She was a world traveller. She always told me she was one of the first women to get a driver’s license in Abu Dhabi and one of my favorite stories is the time she was kicked out of Milan, Italy because she was having way too much fun. One […]
Although I was a composed mess, there were some powerhouse wisdom givers on this journey with me. In Fall 2017, when mom was Careflighted to Houston, we drove 4 hours to east Texas, signed my first DNR for the year, put her on a helicopter and drove to Houston to meet her. We would not […]
It All Counts 