Staunton Star - Times - Published in the Interest of the Staunton Community for Over 143 Years

By: Jill Pertler

Lately, I’ve become acutely aware of the clarity in my life. This clarity was earned with all that I had and all that I am. I know I am not alone. I know our numbers are too great to count.

Loss. Grief. Sadness. Devastation. Sorrow. Heartache.

Endings that happen before we are ready. In ways we couldn’t have envisioned. In ways we never would have wanted or hoped. Ugly endings. Watching life unfold in ways we didn’t imagine but can’t ever forget.

Life’s truths. We all (all!) live them out at one time or another. No one will escape life truths that we’d all rather avoid. I’m so...