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Articles

Don’t Look for Joy

by Robin Botie
Joy is too elusive a thing to try to capture for oneself. It’s easier to…
Moon hospital caregiving
Stories of Grateful Living

Caregiving: Coming Home

by Robin Botie
I dragged home the heartbroken remains of who I was, and the beginnings of the…
Tree grief fall
Stories of Grateful Living

Swan Songs

by Robin Botie
If I sing and dance and do everything like it’s my swan song, when it’s…
mother daughter
Stories of Grateful Living

The Mother Who Swallowed Her Daughter

by Robin Botie
When I expanded my world to include Marika’s, my life grew richer. No longer simply…