I ran a little today

Mom has been gone for 20 days.

I have faithfully taken my Josie for a walk every day even through all this pain and heartbreak.

In jeans and high top slip-ons I was not planning on running, but, today on our walk my Josie turned back and looked up at me with the sweet joyful expression she gets when we enter the park and as she picked up her pace I did too. We ran down the path along the duck pond and down into the big grassy field where the baseball diamonds are. We ran across the field with her jumping and spinning and bounding in the grass and I felt pretty good.

Running still helps. My love for Josie helps. The fresh air and sunshine and the fresh-cut grass help. The geese in the pond help.

I can use all the help I can get.