The chaos is beautiful… In the first year after my dad died, I was able to find great solace in writing my blog, “Thoughts from a Reilly girl”.   Somehow,… Read More

Summer 2017 – The Front Porch on Monitor Lane I woke up this morning after a fitful night of sleep and strange dreams, and realized that I was missing my… Read More

While going through my dad’s files after he passed, I found a small piece of yellow scrap paper with the words “Always set an extra place” written in his handwriting.… Read More

While going through my dad’s files after he passed, I found a small piece of yellow scrap paper with the words “Always set an extra place” written in his handwriting.… Read More

While going through my dad’s files after he passed, I found a small piece of yellow scrap paper with the words “Always set an extra place” written in his handwriting.… Read More

This past August many of the moms in town were getting their first born children ready to go away to college. The majority of my friends were weepy, sad, emotional,… Read More