My baby girl is having a major surgery tomorrow. Which means I'm being brave tomorrow. You see, bravery isn't bravado. It isn't arrogance. It isn't some evolved sort of inner strength that is only for a select few of us. True bravery is looking fear in the face and stepping forward anyway. This sort of bravery requires faith. Actually, I'd say it requires faiths, more than one. I … [Read more...]
Crisis Survival for Parents
They say you can't get struck by lightning twice. They were wrong. We sat silently in the car during the long drive to the University of Michigan Hospital. We'd been in a terrific struggle of care and survival with our disabled son, Calvin, and were struggling to manage his care. All the while I kept noticing our other son, Noah, was not looking well and was complaining of leg pain constantly. … [Read more...]