Heal Us Now
Heal Us Now ***With gratitude and love to a sensational musician and dear friend, Dan Nichols, who recorded this rendition of Heal Us Now in honor of this moment (if needed, copy/paste this link into a new page to enjoy) Scott and I are returning from an extended time away. We planned for this trip over the course of the last year, coordinating nursing schedules, stocking up on medical supplies, dotting all i’s and crossing all t’s (even crossing all fingers and toes for good measure), and finally whispering into Ethan’s ears upon our departure to “stay the course.” We returned to Hawaii, a sacred place for the two of us, a place we used to travel to more frequently when we lived on the west coast, and where we hadn’t been to as a couple for 23 years; the last time in 2001, when we dropped off 4-year-old Zak and 1-year-old Ethan with their Nana and Papa in Seattle (pre Elyse). Our lives looked a lot different back then, as did our hopes and dreams for our futures and the futures of our
