Since my mid-November post, I’ve spent a lot of time watching the changing seasons. Most winter days in the Pacific NW are gray, foggy, and rainy. Not uplifting. I spied a joyful surprise on one of these gray days as I returned from our mailbox. Abundant blossoms are peeking from beneath the leaves on our […]
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Did Jesus Really Die? | A Day in the Life (Episode #8)
Children have a way of catching you off-guard, don’t they? Specifically, they have a way of asking the wrong question at the wrong time, literally. The following incident happened several Easters ago. Yet, each Easter since it’s a memory I still recall with a combination of joy and trembling. One of our choir members had […]
Adrift or Evolving?
I feel adrift. Since January, following a fall, I feel adrift. Adrift as a wife, a writer, a friend, a human being. My body, in pain most days, isn’t allowed to do housework as ordained by professionals. Simple cooking is OK. No vigorous kitchen cleanup reads don’t make a huge mess while cooking. My […]
A Day in the Life | Marriage Proposals and Engagements (Episode #5)
On Saturday, August 15th, Bob and I celebrated 34 years of happiness together. Not to detract from that happiness but to share with you what a tough start we had, today’s “A Day in the Life” post includes an excerpt from my memoir work-in-progress. Detailing the tension and strife filling the days following Bob’s marriage […]
A Day in the Life | School’s Out! (Episode #4)
All over the city, in the suburbs, out in the rural areas the shout is the same, “School’s out!” Mothers fortunate enough to stay at home cringe at the change in their daily schedules. Working moms and dads struggle to find a responsible soul to watch over their kids too young to stay alone. Parents […]
Mother’s Day and My Memoir
Years ago I hated Mother’s Day. The search for a card was the worst. A card that didn’t say: “Mom, you’re the greatest,” “I adore you, Mom,” “Mother, you’re the best ever!” And Hallmark had plenty more I ignored and didn’t buy until I felt guilty. The verses and kudos didn’t fit the mother I […]