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Exile

  • by Scott Watkins
  • Posted on October 14, 2021

Exile “Uncle Scott, where are you going?” my young niece asked me as I was…

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Disappointment and Advent

  • by Scott Watkins
  • Posted on December 6, 2020

As I’ve sat down to write and reflect over the past few weeks, most of…

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The Weight of Memory

  • by Scott Watkins
  • Posted on October 19, 2020

I recently spent the morning looking for some identification for Johanna.  Her new doctor, and…

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Again on Grief and Lament

  • by Scott Watkins
  • Posted on April 12, 2020

One of the most remarkable lessons I re-learned while teaching for seven years was the…

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Feeling Shaky

  • by Scott Watkins
  • Posted on February 19, 2020

I could feel my heartbeat in my head, like someone had installed a miniature bass…

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Facing Reality

  • by Scott Watkins
  • Posted on January 5, 2020

When I taught second grade, I had a number of students who struggled with writing. …

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Belonging

  • by Scott Watkins
  • Posted on September 4, 2019September 4, 2019

Many years ago, during one of Johanna’s first hospital stays, I slept on the windowsill of her…

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Escape

  • by Scott Watkins
  • Posted on June 15, 2019June 15, 2019

“He who does not weep, does not see.”  Victor Hugo, Les Misérables I have recently been…

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Surprised by Grief

  • by Scott Watkins
  • Posted on May 3, 2019May 3, 2019

When this house was rebuilt to make a safe space for Johanna, we completely reinsulated…

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Ankle Weights

  • by Scott Watkins
  • Posted on April 9, 2019April 9, 2019

Johanna’s illness forced me to learn a whole new game.  It dropped me in the…

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