the disturbing images, whatever haunts you most, will eventually quiet down. This sounds cliché but while you may never stop missing their presence, and you may never be okay with the circumstances surrounding
Wonder begins with the element of surprise. The now almost obsolete word “wonderstruck” suggests that wonder breaks into consciousness with a dramatic suddenness that produces amazement or astonishment. We can no more create a state of wonderment than we can plan a surprise for ourselves. Consider...
With only seven words, he made it okay to be adopted, for a little while at least. “If you weren’t adopted, I wouldn’t have you.” And the storm inside was quelled. But that’s not the only reason why I mention him. I mention him because when I became his, I became the ...