The Fireman's Wife

I received a new (to me) collection of short stories for Christmas from my amazing team of managers. I have been reading at least one story in it per shift and am almost halfway through it. One story has really resonated with me. The Fireman's Wife, written by Richard Bausch. The main character is Jane and her husband, Martin, is a fireman. The story focuses on their relationship, with sprinkles of information regarding their friends within the firehouse circle. Jane is feeling very lost in her marriage and considers leaving Martin. Before she can act on this, there is a terrible fire and Martin is sent home very injured and they lose one of their friends to the fire. Now Jane has to decide to stay or go.


I think that all of have those moments when we feel lost. Have we forgotten who we were trying to be? Have we changed into someone else because we were trying to please someone? Should we stay or go? Relationships are never easy. They are full of questions and conflict, as well as beauty and compassion. Life takes us on an unknown adventure with great highs and tragic pitfalls. Can we maintain the person we are through it all? If we lose ourself, can we find our way back? Do we want to?


Well, I just thought I would take a stab at this blog/discussion thing. Thanks for reading.

2015 Reading Resolution

Okay, I make this every year and every year I don't stick to it. But this year (2015) I plan to be more active and diligent with this blog. Trying to make it more interactive with other readers also. I want people to be able to create their own posts and not just comment on mine. Of course this means that I may have quite a few authors but I am okay with that. So...here's to 2015 and reading more and writing more!