HeyJaredDispatches on Grit and Grace
Veteran. Nurse practitioner. Mother. Writing from Mexico City about grit, grace, grief, and gratitude.
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The Sky After My Father Died (opens the original)
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The night my father died, the boys and I went to the beach to watch the sunset—the first setting sun without either of my parents alive to witness it.Waves rushed onto the shore, pulling at my legs, beckoning me into the water. I walked deeper, wondering if I could hide under the swells forever. I dove into a foaming curl, pushed all the air out of my lungs, and pulled myself towards the sandy bottom. I wondered if the current could drag me further down and out until everything grew pitch black,
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