Yesterday was Home Depot trip #3,489. I was perusing the light bulbs. One last bulb for the house- front porch, to be exact. We’re nearly done with our house building project. Don’t think I’ll miss driving 30 minutes to the closest Home Depot every week. My phone beeped. Text from Oldest Daughter. “New calf!” Me-…
Category: Family
The Prophet
Special Easter edition. Here is a short story meant to be read to school age children. Maybe you’ll want to read it to a child you love this Easter. Warning: the question at the end may start a conversation! “Hi! My name is Simeon. I’m seven years old. I woke up early this morning because…
Storytelling
Forty-nine years ago this week my mother died. She was only 55 years old and I was 16. A few days ago Husband was asking me questions about the events around her death when the tears started flowing. (you can read more here.) I’m always shocked at the raw emotion I still have about her…
Toy Story
Husband’s mother has a bin of toys tucked away in a closet just waiting for little guests. Having something to occupy visiting children makes for more peaceful adult conversations. Seeing the wisdom in this, I decided to buy a new toy for an upcoming family get-together that pre-schoolers would attend at our place. But guess…
True Love
Two heart-wrenching phone calls in one day. A marriage flying apart. An engagement languishing. We ache from a deep place inside. Sadness wants to swallow us up. We flounder in a pit of sorrow. Is there something we should do? How do we think about this? Did we contribute to these sad situations? Soul searching,…
Spring Check List
It doesn’t feel like Spring here. Cold rain and wind, freezing nights. But the daffodils are blooming and this week the willows leafed out and the plums blossomed. They apparently don’t pay attention to the rain and cold, they just do what they should do, no matter what. So even though I don’t feel like…