Part Forty-Four: Four Things

I have been asked to speak about this nine times, which I did not expect, and I say yes to about half.

It is mostly small rooms — a hospice volunteer training, a library evening, twice at a continuing education session for people who do what I do.

I say four things and I say them in this order.

One. A marriage certificate is an instrument. Find out what it does before you sign it.

Not the ceremony.