A good friend of mine was visiting Seattle recently and it was amazing in the way that meeting old friends always is. However this time it was slightly different. She lost her brother in a tragic accident early this year and except for a couple times that I met her in the days following that,…
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On troubled times, fear and hope.
It feels like I’m doing these posts almost every week. Just a few days ago this happened and then yesterday a tragedy of another kind back in Pakistan. Tourists were targeted and killed in an area thought to be much safer than the rest, and known to be one of the most beautiful in the…
Read MoreFor my daddy
I wrote this on father’s day for my father but never posted it. My dearest Papa, How ironic, that this father’s day coincides with the exact day you left us five months ago. Just like you would’ve wanted us to do, we are trying to move on, but your absence is felt every single day.…
Read MoreCelebrating You–Anya’s 1st Birthday celebration
Dear Little One, we had a little birthday party for you on Sunday. Despite everything, I decided that we wanted to share this momentous occasion with our closest friends and your friends to be. That even though the worst possible has happened to your mama this year, with that the best happened too. And without…
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