by Ingrid Lochamire | Oct 21, 2019 | Family, Slice of Life, Story
Vicksburg Street, Detroit. For a long time, I was afraid to drive through this neighborhood. When our son moved into an apartment in downtown Detroit a couple of years ago, we assumed it was temporary. Then he bought a house on Vicksburg Street, met a girl, got...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Aug 30, 2019 | Family, Good Books, Slice of Life
The car was filled “to the gills” and an equally full pick-up truck will soon follow. Our son is moving back to Chicago. This morning, as he and his brother headed north down the road that leads out of our valley, I didn’t cry or linger in melancholy...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Mar 19, 2019 | Family, Slice of Life, Story
“Heroes aren’t supposed to die. How do you say good-bye to someone who saved your life?” My nephew’s tearful good-bye to his Grandpa was almost more than I could bear. As I wrapped my arms around his burly frame, I remembered the little guy who’d spent summer days at...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Oct 2, 2018 | Faith, Family
“What are you afraid of?” One of our sons experienced night terrors when he was young. We had become used to the fact he would sometimes walk in his sleep, appearing suddenly in the family room after he’d been asleep for a few hours. We quickly...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Oct 1, 2018 | Family, Story
If you were given the chance to write the ending of your life story, what would it look like? What would you be doing in your last days? My Dad would be working. That’s right — working. Dad loved to work and held so many different jobs throughout his...
by Ingrid Lochamire | Jul 17, 2018 | Family, Good Books
“It was the best time of my life.” Dad’s nostalgia on a recent Friday evening carried him back through the 35 years he spent with Boy Scouts of America. Making it all the way to one badge short of Eagle Scout (a story he’ll tell with little prompting) set him up to...
