Breaking Out of a Chrysalis
It had been only a week since the funeral for Aunt Gail, my sister-in-law, when our family headed off to White Oak Lodge Resort in Gatlinburg for our annual winter trip to the mountains. Returning to Gatlinburg had been a difficult decision. We had not been there since the losses of my husband Gerald in 2016 and grandson Garrett in 2017. They were such an integral part of our trips to this particular location that returning there was very difficult…