LifescapeJourney

As a single father, everyday challenges sometimes feel overwhelming, and one of those challenges is dealing with the small things that seem to disappear. One […]

It was supposed to be a typical traffic assist—just a minor fender bender at the traffic light, nothing serious. I had already started thinking about […]

Today was the first day. I stood there in a crisp new uniform, still stiff and unfamiliar, trying to appear confident while my stomach churned. […]

A devastating tragedy struck Manitoba, Canada, on Thursday, when a horrific traffic accident claimed the lives of at least fifteen people. A bus carrying senior […]

I was halfway through knitting a tiny yellow hat when my phone buzzed: “She’s in labor.” No name, no punctuation. Just that. From her fiancé, […]

He came into the shop every Thursday morning, always with a smile and the faint scent of sawdust and motor oil. But today was different. […]

I always thought I had a pretty good grasp on life—on the people around me, on myself, on what mattered. I wasn’t naïve, or at […]

I got married at eighty—and then was thrown out by my granddaughter. That was the moment I realized I couldn’t tolerate the disrespect any longer. […]

I had imagined that moment a hundred times over. But nothing could have prepared me for the real thing—my husband, still in his dusty uniform, […]