There’s something about seeing twinkling lights and hearing the opening notes of “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” that makes part of my heart leap with joy...and another part quietly curl up in dread...

You know how you can feel like you’re juggling ten things at once...work stuff, relational drama, emotional weigh‑ins...and your body might be giving subtle (or not‑so‑subtle) signs? Well. I recently had one of those weeks. A relational issue, emotional drain, tears, mentally overthinking, the full package...

About ten months ago, the feline health roulette wheel started spinning and apparently all four of our cats had winning tickets. I wish I were exaggerating. After we lost our beloved Daphne to chronic kidney disease, a journey so long and grueling it could’ve had its own memoir, I thought maybe we’d get a little breather...