Entries by Sandra Marinella

New Beginnings

He was a child with dreams. Twice Adam dressed as an astronaut for Halloween. While his first words were “mama” and “dada,” the words that stick in my mind are “on” and “off.” Before he was four months of age, I wrote in my journal, “I think my son will be an electrical engineer.” Probably […]

Unexpected Grace

The day we met, David preferred to remain a two-inch blacked-out Zoom box on my screen. He hadn’t wanted to be there at all, but his wife Sophie, who clearly cared about him, signed him up for our six-week story circle where cancer patients would share their stories and perhaps write with the intention of […]

A Moment of Gratitude

Last night was one of those evenings with a gentle breeze and the temps in the low eighties. The sun had disappeared in the west, but you could still see traces of the red rocks outlining the Eastern horizon and it all felt a bit magical and mysterious.      Steve and I started to turn […]