When I was a little girl, the rain would come for a long season and then it would stop. When the rain fell, it would hit the tin roofs of the buildings. Clack…clack…clack clack…clack clack clack clack clack… Soon, the din was so loud that you had to shout just to be heard. This has [...]
Archive for October, 2007
Water
Posted in Family, Haiti, Reflections on October 24, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Bon Fete
Posted in Family on October 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Happy Birthday, NiNi. I am so glad you are my cousin, my friend, my “twin.” Hope your day and the year ahead are as splendid as you are!
Grief
Posted in Friends, Reflections on October 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Grief is a funny thing. It leaves no loved one untouched.
It starts with one person, one death and spreads. First to you. Then to your family. On to your inner circle of friends. And finally, it fades out running through each person who has ever shared something special with you.
When you hurt, I hurt, my [...]
Life isn’t fair
Posted in Life, Reflections on October 8, 2007 | 2 Comments »
It isn’t. My mother and father would remind us of that when we were children and would whine because things didn’t go our way. And they were right. Life is not fair.
It isn’t fair that I get to wake up (almost) every single morning like a child on Christmas day because I am so excited [...]
