From the beginning, my life has been unexpected and against the odds. Throughout it has been filled with abundant lessons about life, love and loss. Some have been serious. Others have been funny. All have been very unexpected and very helpful. A series of personal essays, my book, "Lessons From An Unexpected Life" aims to pass along some of the knowledge and insights I've gathered along the way.
Some of the essays below are included in the book. Some are additional material. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I've had writing them.
A somber hush fell upon the tiny house as a big-bellied woman carefully descended the stairs from the second floor. What typically would be considered a time of great joyful anticipation was instead one filled with trepidation and dread...
With more yet to say, more yet to do, more yet to become, death takes loved ones too soon. It takes them sometime in the middle.
During a windy without-power weekend in Washington, I recalled some very important lessons that I learned when the power went out in Pennsylvania during The Blizzard of 1978.
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