One of my favorite new sounds now is the opening of the door when Brendan walks in. Sitting on the couch, or cooking dinner, patiently waiting for his arrival, I suddenly hear the sound of keys in the lock, wiggling the door handle and the peel of the rubber on the inside of the door…
When it comes to decision making I am the worst. My whole life I've always relied on others and their input and guidance to help me with decisions. It's always been my dad, or my brothers and now my husband, Brendan. I don't do the car insurance stuff, or the financing, deciding how much money…
Today is just one of those days. Its one of those days where my anxious thoughts are rising and loneliness is right on my shoulder. Brendan is gone in the field for a night doing NLN (Night Land Navigation, they have to find boxes in the dark in the woods.) Days like this I wake up…
The Short Wife 