It's been five years. I still remember what I was wearing, what I was doing when my phone rang. It was the Beaumont Police. A woman's voice. "Is this Amye Wilson?" she asked. "Yes." "I'm going to let you speak with Jim Fuller." He told me that Dad had passed away sometime during the night…
Month: January 2019
On Motherhood: Judgement
“Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed.” -Linda Wooten I was afraid. When I brought my daughter home from the birth center, I was terrified. Not overtly. Not openly. Not wide-eyed and pale skinned. But beneath all the joy, excitement, fatigue and…