Nurturing Gifts

 “Sometimes I feel like the bulk of my job – as a writer, as a mother, is simply to protect…

The Troubles of Strangers

“Are you waiting to get a transplant?” He asks earnestly. The question is direct. It twitches a smile across my…

Look, look, and look…

The other day was grey and unremarkable, and suddenly at sunset, the sun finally made an appearance and the sky…

Grey

“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.” ~ Hal Borland I am always surprised by how swiftly winter strikes.…

Suspension

  “Of all the wonderful things in the wonderful universe of God, nothing seems to me more surprising than the…

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I’m stitching, and it’s surprisingly soothing. The sharp needle sears the coarse denim producing simple yet somehow soothing results. Z is…

Happy Grandparents Day!

    Happy Happy Happy Grandparents Day! Grandparents are a beautiful blessing and I always learn so much from them,…