I called Mom while I was shopping and asked, “Should I bring chocolate cake or apple pie for Christmas?” – Welcome

Christmas dessert.

And suddenly the bungalow came back into my mind.

Mom measuring curtains.

Dad planning his reading chair.

My first thought was not, I’ll give their house away.

That would have been too dramatic.

Too much like revenge disguised as generosity.

Instead, I asked myself something simpler.

Why was I still completing a gift that no longer felt continue reading …