My mother, Donna Lee Zimmerman, passed away at 11:20pm on Tuesday, December 18th 2007. She was under hospice care at Evergreen Hospital in Kirkland, Washington. Her pastor, my father and myself were with her when she died. Only two weeks previous she'd been diagnosed with Stage IV cancer. The cancer was present in her lungs, liver, lymphatic system and bones. The initial prognosis was that with radiation and chemotherapy she might live for up to six months. We were hopeful and waiting to see so… Continue

A word is a sound that communicates meaning. The person who hears it, recognizes it and attaches a meaning to the sound. Letters and shapes were created so we could describe things to each other by "written word." Of course, that only works if the spoken and written words have the same meaning to everyone.

We all know that most of us don't see or hear things a little bit different than the next person.

We're all unique -- with different families, different educa…

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Even though it took many months to deal with all of the work that happens when divorce comes, life started feeling different instantly. I'm sure it's different for everyone, but for me, it felt like I had lost a limb. I've read some stories of people who really have experienced the tragedy of losing part of their body. Many of them tell of "phantom" sensations of that part of them no longer present, still being there. For a long time, that's how I felt. Almost like she was still there and would… Continue