Rachel Walton

Rachel Walton holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from Carlow University. She has worked as a hospice nurse. She is now a writer, writing mentor, and cares deeply about the preserving the wild land and wildlife in Africa.

It’s Spectacular

Sitting upright in bed, wearing his blue checked, button-down shirt, his long, spindly, legs outstretched, covered by his crisp cotton pajamas, my husband’s eyes were closed. His arms were slightly bent at his sides and reaching forward just a bit. His palms were turned upward toward the sky. The room was silent. Some may have seen it as a moment of confusion. I saw a moment of profound communion. Or a gesture of gratitude. It was a holy moment.