Bittersweet: Thoughts on Change, Grace, and Learning the Hard Way Book

Contents

prologue: bittersweet....................11
learning to swim....................15
the blue house....................23
the closer you get....................29
what we ate and why it matters....................35
heartbeat....................41
on desperation and cold pizza....................47
things i don't do....................53
alameda....................61
what we left in south bend....................67
feeding and being fed....................71
sea dreaming....................75
grace is new math....................81
twenty-five....................85
thin places....................91
gifts, under the tree and otherwise....................97
coming home....................101
what might have been....................107
happy mother's day....................111
say something....................117
on crying in the bathroom....................123
headlines and lullabies....................131
san juan....................137
the table....................141
eight for eight....................147
a blessing for a bride....................153
love song for fall....................159
ravenous....................165
whole heart....................171
join the club....................175
princess-free zone....................181
the home team....................187
aurora....................191
my patron saint....................197
knees or buns....................203
evergreen....................209
the middle....................213
steak frites....................219
blueberries....................225
phoenix....................231
your story must be told....................237
epilogue: spring....................243
acknowledgments....................251