Cheryl’s Blog

How do we live with heartbreak?
I woke at dawn and stared out the window at cotton-white clouds floating across a vibrant blue sky. Look at that color, I thought to myself. What a gorgeous start to the day!
Then I remembered Israel…

Stairway to heaven
The restaurant was noisy but festive and we’d just been seated at a high-top table near the window when a waitress came to take our drink order. Michael and I were having dinner with a colleague and…

Finding peace in a storm
I could barely catch my breath as I made my way to the kitchen to feed the cats their breakfast. I had just received some distressing news that pressed several old buttons and sent me tumbling back in…

For those who have loved and lost
The hummingbirds are still here! I yelled to Michael as I ran to the window to get a closer look. I was rereading a passage from Kris Carr’s new book, “I Am Not a Mourning Person” when I heard the…

Who am I now?
We were weaving in and out of city traffic on our way to a business meeting when my friend and colleague, Fred, asked for an update on what I’ve been up to the last few months. It had been a while since…

The beginning of the end
I sat by the window like a little girl on Christmas Eve waiting for Santa Claus to arrive in his sleigh. All day long I’d been on the lookout for hummingbirds because it had been two days since I’d…